A Disturbing Credence

Spanish director Jaume Balagueró’s and his frequent collaborator Paco Plaza are best known for the [Rec] franchise, the first two entries of which remain exemplary found-footage horror. Balagueró’s latest film, Sleep Tight, is a departure that still stays well within the realms of horror. This time, alone on the director’s chair, he exchanges the adrenaline-shot […]

For Party Purposes Only

Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, has been banging out beats since 1996, which pretty much grants him seasoned veteran status when you consider his first album came out in the same year that 2Pac died. One of the most vivid memories I have of Fatboy Slim’s music is mishearing the lyrics to “The Rockafeller Skank” […]

A Wealth of Passionate Perfection

The 2013 Crazy8s Gala Screening is the kind of thing that makes you proud to be a Vancouverite. Premiering during a time of tense economic uncertainty for the industry, the six films on display are a proud testament to the wealth of creative and technical talent that our city has to offer. Are the films […]