BEERFEST | Loading Dock Party x Storm Brewing x East Van

Grandview-Woodland—(May 20, 2019) Over the holiday long weekend, Storm Brewing brought their local community together for a rainy Victoria Day Loading Dock Party in their East Vancouver neighbourhood at the end of Commercial Drive.

CINEMA | 'John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum' Reloads

"Tick tock, Mr. Wick."

I think John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum broke me. Action star Keanu Reeves reteams once again with longtime stuntman turned director Chad Stahelski for another blood-soaked, ultraviolent riff on gun-fu hitman genre flicks. However, the third effort is so unbelievably relentless and punishing despite some truly inventive choreography and stylishly fun direction put to screen.

SCREEN | Birthing A 'One Child Nation' x DOXA 2019

China's notorious and sweeping one-child policy (1979-2015) is widely considered to be one of human history's most consequential acts of social engineering—and as such, it's more than deserving of its documentary feature. Co-directors Nanfu Wang (who frequently appears on camera) and Jialing Zhang examine the policy's sordid history within the context of Wang's own personal experiences and family involvement in One Child Nation.

KAFFE | Coffee Italian Style x Caffe Di Beppe x Gastown

caffè mocha

Gastown—Caffe Di Beppe, the front-facing coffee shop portion of the two-hander space of Di Beppe, has quickly become a charming little cafe destination after replacing over the short-lived Joe Pizza location from the same proprietors behind St. Lawrence and Ask for Luigi, Kitchen Table Restaurants.

CINEMA | 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu' Chooses Mystery

Based on the popular Nintendo video game franchise, Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a wildly offbeat Who Framed Roger Rabbit meets Blade Runner style CGI live action adaptation that blends so many different influences for a somewhat conventional but imaginatively amusing mystery adventure.

CINEMA | Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron Take the 'Long Shot'

Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star as an unlikely pairing in director Jonathan Levine's latest romantic comedy, Long Shot. It's a somewhat half-baked political satire meets mostly endearing Pretty Woman in reverse style story thanks to the talent and chemistry of its leads.

FEAST | King Crab x Western Lake Chinese x Victoria Drive

Kensington–Cedar Cottage—(April 24, 2019) To celebrate their recent win at the Chinese Restaurant Awards, the always reliable Western Lake Chinese Seafood Restaurant held a special king crab dinner for local media and guests at their Victoria Drive dining room in East Vancouver.

CINEMA | Into the Future – 'Avengers: Endgame' Over

"I am inevitable."

Marvel Studios' de facto ending to their sprawling twenty-one film spanning Infinity Saga storyline feels like such a satisfying conclusion and resolution to Infinity War that surprisingly deals with the nature of parenthood. For Avengers: Endgame, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have assembled possibly the most movie ever and definitely the most Marvel of movies yet.

GENRE | Elisabeth Moss Destroys 'Her Smell'

Prolific indie filmmaker Alex Ross Perry has crafted a boldly audacious pseudo musical biopic starring a towering Elisabeth Moss (in their third collaboration) as fictional rock star Becky Somebody. Not unlike Steve Jobs, Her Smell unfolds over several distinct, highly dramatic events across a decade in the life of its self-destructive, narcissistic subject for a truly theatrical (somewhat claustrophobic) drama.