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Voices July 14, 2026

Local theatres answer the question: what is worth doing?

When the great G. K. Chesterton paradoxically observed that if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly, he may also have unintentionally prompted people to ask whether, if a thing is not...

Come From Away ‘not one to miss!’

At a time when it would appear that Canadian patriotic fervour is at a peak, it is totally appropriate that Vancouver’s Arts...

Alan Charlton
June 16, 2026

Project Hail Mary a ‘cinematic delight’ 

Few films in recent release have earned the enthusiastic critical welcome and audience approval that has been accorded Project...

Alan Charlton
June 01, 2026

Vancouver Opera’s Boheme proves Timothee Chalamet wrong

Timothee Chalamet recently acquired some notoriety when he commented that no one cares about ballet and opera anymore. His...

Alan Charlton
May 06, 2026

A musical that refuses to be grim

In a recent article, I complained that too much entertainment proclaims a message of gloom and doom. As if in direct response...

Alan Charlton
April 15, 2026

An entertaining argument, if not a history lesson, in Franklinland

When engaging with a work of historical fiction, no matter the medium, one should avoid taking fact for fiction and fiction for...

Alan Charlton
April 09, 2026

Dark films in dark times

It can be a challenge to decide what to watch on streaming services. With that in mind, I consulted several friends for...

Alan Charlton
March 18, 2026

Alan Charlton

Three unconvincing Best Picture nominees at this year’s Oscars

As a film enthusiast, I have at times found myself impressed with the technical and artistic merits of a film while at the same...

Alan Charlton
March 05, 2026

Portrait of a marriage with charm

Drama, since it’s a reflection of life itself, can be straightforward and reassuring in its simplicity, or complex and...

Alan Charlton
February 04, 2026

Two biopics, two portraits of darkness

The movie industry has long survived on so-called “biopics” of real people of note. It is not surprising, therefore, that two...

Alan Charlton
January 21, 2026

Skip the ‘best of’ lists and trust word of mouth

Conversations with friends reveal that their search for entertainment at home, like mine, yields mixed results. Confrontation...

Alan Charlton
January 08, 2026

Little Women will charm younger audiences in Arts Club production

What passes for Christmas entertainment is, of course, a wide range of offerings, including Handel’s Messiah, even though the...

Alan Charlton
December 09, 2025

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