There’s something deeply disturbing about the hopelessness one encounters in Robert Bresson’s 1977 film Le Diable Probablement about a youth who’s attempting to find meaning or significance in the world around him. Ultimately, he fails to find anything at all illuminating about the society around him – a social commentary that was as poignant in […]
Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) is accustomed to a life of luxury – vintage cars, clothing stamped with expensive initials, and an endless flow of vodka – in Woody Allen’s new film Blue Jasmine. However, after an oblivious Jasmine loses all of her financial assets, due to her husband’s (Alec Baldwin) money laundering (followed by prison, and […]
A small yet devoted crowd came to The Railway Club on Thursday for the CD release of the Oneyedjacks, one of the staples of Vancouver’s punk scene since the early 2000s. The band had come out to show they’d outgrown the straight punk clothing of their 2005 debut album YARRR! in favour of a more […]
2013 is turning out to be a banner year for the Californian buzz band known as The Neighbourhood. Having just dropped their debut album I Love You in April, they’re currently in the middle of a North American tour, fresh off successful gigs at Coachella. The sold out show at the Commodore Ballroom was a […]
There’s something deeply disturbing about the hopelessness one encounters in Robert Bresson’s 1977 film Le Diable Probablement about a youth who’s attempting to find meaning or significance in the world around him. Ultimately, he fails to find anything at all illuminating about the society around him – a social commentary that was as poignant in […] 