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Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2018: Relaxer
Wow, what the heck is happening in this totally engrossing tale about a loser who sits on a couch?
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2018: Spice It Up
No one gets Rene's student film about teen girls who join the army, but will sacrificing her very specific vision mean better art or the loss of something flawed but worthwhile?
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2018: N.O.N.
Greg wanders around Vancouver, looking for a job.
Michael Hayward
Sisyphus Does the Grind
Another existentialist classic, Vancouverized.
Kris Rothstein
BC Cider Festival 2018
Pours and stories from over thirty cider makers at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver, a restored heritage building where ships' piping systems were once constructed.
Kris Rothstein
JFL NorthWest 2018: Mike Birbiglia
The finest blend of comedy and story.
Kris Rothstein
JFL Northwest 2018: Ari Shaffir's Renamed Storytelling Show
Five pros tell funny stories about their families.
Kris Rothstein
JFL NorthWest 2018: Beth Stelling
A regular on 'comedians to watch' lists for a couple of years. Stelling can be flippant, dark and crude but is always charming and funny.
Kris Rothstein
JFL NorthWest 2018: Maria Bamford
Comedy genius enraptures loving fans. Yes, I'm biased.
Kris Rothstein
JFL NorthWest 2018: Prepare for Laughs
It is year three for one of Vancouver's newest festivals which offers stand up, sketch and improv comedy from big names and young locals and also includes a program of madcap oddball events like.
Kris Rothstein
PuSh Festival: Radio Rewrite
New music composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
Kris Rothstein
PuSh Festival 2018: Let the Art Games Begin
It's been over a decade since PuSh started remaking the artistic landscape of winter in Vancouver. The strangest, most mind-blowing theatre, film, music and dance, sometimes all smushed into the same performance. Make sure you don't miss out!
Top 10 Geist Reads of 2017
A round-up of the most-read Geist stories of 2017.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "The Killing of a Sacred Deer"
A perfectly pitched absurdist parable, at once chilling and comic, from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "At the End of the Tunnel"
A paraplegic engineering technician in Buenos Aires rents rooms to an exotic dancer; bank heist ensues.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "Faces Places"
Veteran filmmaker Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR travel the back roads of rural France in a mobile photo booth.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2017: Good Luck
A long haunting (and amazing) documentary film shot at two very different mines - one in Serbia and one in Suriname.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2017: Maineland
Chinese teens get their look at America from a rural Maine boarding school in this impressionistic documentary.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2017: The Florida Project
In a landscape littered with the motels and theme parks of a disappointing American dream, a foul-mouthed kid runs wild.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "Loveless"
A loveless marriage in its final throes, with tragic consequences. Another powerful drama from Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "Lucky"
Harry Dean Stanton's final film, a fitting send-off for one of the great character actors.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy"
A look at the recent work of landscape artist Andy Goldsworthy, whose visually stunning works engage with nature, examining time and timelessness, creativity and decay.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "Shadowman"
A fascinating documentary about pioneering New York City street artist (and former Vancouverite) Richard Hambleton, a contemporary of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2017: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Digging beneath the surface of a classic Hollywood star who had a secret talent for invention.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2017: "The Other Side of Hope"
The latest from Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki is a gem, his trademark deadpan humor perfectly balanced with a wry compassion.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF: Papirosen
The weight of the past on an Argentinian family.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2017: Forest Movie
A Vancouver film about experience, atmosphere and letting your mind wander.