“[This leads us] back to the myth that I choose to work with: it’s a story about a king of Iran, whose name is Zahak. By the kisses of the devil, two snakes start growing from his shoulders. He is very afraid of his snakes and seeks a doctor to help him. But the devil transforms himself into a doctor and instructs Zahak to cut off the heads of the young people of his country, make a meal of their brains, and feed it to his snakes.”
Read MoreDuring my childhood, when we grew tired of the trampoline or playing Lego, I would often invite the boy next door over and we would spend the afternoon making collages. Armed with scissors and glue sticks, we flipped through old magazines and cut out absolutely everything that peeked our interests, from cute dogs to plates of spaghetti. Working together, we would fill giant sheets of paper with our random cut outs, not satisfied until all of the white vanished.
Read MoreAnother playlist, oh my! The Puppyteeth material keeps on coming. Just in time to quell your summertime sadness, perhaps?
Read MoreHere it is, our final round of VQFF previews. These two films are ones to watch out for, I'd say! Mark them down in your calendar, circle them on your copy of the festival program, whatever works. Just make sure you get your butt in a theatre seat! Happy film-festing!
Read MoreTwo more film previews for you to check out. This time, we've got Doris Yeung's Taxi Stories and Travis Matthews' Discreet. A little something for everyone!
Read More“Part reference to early animation and comic art, part manic cynicism, Jaik Puppyteeth’s artwork is as magnetic as it is disturbing... The familiarity of cartoonish characters and wavey speech bubbles cleverly lures audiences in, only to shock them with themes of self-loathing, societal doom and hyper-sexuality.” Maybe you're familiar already? Or maybe this is your first introduction to Jaik Puppyteeth's work. Either way, don't be shy.
Read MoreFor our second round of VQFF previews, we've got Maria Govan's Play the Devil and Jennifer Reeder's Signature Move! Two films you might want to take note of and buy tickets for in a few days. You're welcome, in advance!
Read MoreThe Vancouver Queer Film Festival is fast approaching! And we've got a handful of early-bird reviews ready for your reading enjoyment. First up, Ernesto and Carlos Contreras' I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en toro idioma), which will be screening on August 10 and 12. So read quick! And then buy a ticket!
Read MoreAfter a long period of rough astrological weather, November’s astrology forecast invites us to move from introspection to action. Now is the time to embrace chance and reconnect with our truth.
Leah Nelson and Sarah Leavitt shows us the labour of love, loss, and life in striking film Tangles at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2026.
In Experiments in a Failed Repair, an art exhibition that deconstructs and decolonises the monumentalisation of violence, Ghinwa Yassine challenges viewers to confront human violence through the rubble and remains of homes destroyed by war—and to imagine the lives that once existed within them.
Brett Nelson reviews The Effect, the latest production from The Cultch that explores the chemical nature of love and grapples with depression.
In this review of Frequencies: A Novel, Sophie Ganic’s debut, we explore a chilling blend of dystopian science fiction and feminist horror. Set in the aftermath of a deadly global outbreak, the novel examines isolation, psychological unraveling and past trauma.
