Deborah Haywood's Pin Cushion moves between gauzy fantasy and harsh reality, even as the stark real world doesn't always feel recognizably r...
At the heart of Personal Shopper is a ghost story, though long stretches pass without anything you could interpret as supernatural. Kris...
A stick figure lead has been a staple in Ann Marie Fleming's animated films for some time. It's not that she's incapable of more detail; it'...
In 1981, a man stands at a window in his office, one showing a huge expanse of blue Nevada sky. He pours himself a drink and looks out, sayi...
The fear of a parent forced to watch a child make their own way in the world animates Unless, the new film based on a Carol Shields novel an...
The figure of German judge and prosecutor Fritz Bauer had a symbolic significance to his contemporary Germany, that of the 1950s. The countr...
The name of Jasper Redd's 2014 special, Jazz Talk, becomes literal in its final ten minutes. A trio starts playing behind a curtain in the F...
Father-son conflicts have provided plenty of rich storytelling potential at least since the beginnings of Christianity, and it provides the...
In the opening montage of Angry Indian Goddesses, the new film from director Pan Nalin, we get quick glimpses into the lives of a series of...
"Excuse me!" shouts Dave Attell midway through his 2014 special, Road Work. "Out front, did it say 'magic show'? Or did it say 'Polynesians...
Exclaim! is reviewing every standup comedy special currently available on Netflix Canada, including this one. You can find a complete list o...
"It didn't always seem that worthwhile, but now that it's over, I don't regret any fucking moment," sang hometown songwriter Marshall Burns...
The Pistolwhips put on a show for the Thursday night (February 12) crowd at one of the Queen City's downtown pubs, a room first filled with...
Mo Kenney's a lady of great talent and promise. For a lot of people, it probably took Joel Plaskett to bring her to their notice; he was the...
Matt Andersen knocked down a crowd through pure creative force on Sunday night –– any opposition, anyone in the front row, anyon...
In Shawn Hall's lyrics, women are either "girls" or "mamas." Or at least that's what was coming through in the selection of songs they playe...
On her own, Naomi Shelton would be a show and a half. Her Main Stage set at the Regina Folk Festival didn't feature any physical theatrics &...
Of the planned Regina Folk Festival closers for each night, Los Lobos were unique. But that's no doubt nothing new for the U.S. Chicano rock...
How much can Geoff Berner push the line? At the Regina Folk Festival, his main set — other than workshop appearances, a tweener set on...
Saidah Baba Talibah's a relatively fresh face for a full main stage set at the Regina Folk Festival. Just consider who she was sandwiched be...
