The weight of the past on an Argentinian family.

Shakespeare & Company, Paris, is one of "The World’s Coolest Bookstores," one of "The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World"—or both at once.

Jack Kerouac, that prototypically “all-American” writer, was born to Québécois parents, and raised in the midst of an expatriate French-Canadian community in the mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts.

The latest from Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki is a gem, his trademark deadpan humor perfectly balanced with a wry compassion.

What defines a person? A beautiful apartment, a smile, a collection of shoes, memories? A Canadian filmmaker in Paris spends a month unraveling and illuminating one woman's life.

Dozens of artisans gather at the Croatian Cultural Centre to offer enthusiasts a chance to try everything from gins and vodkas to spirits made with berries, fir needles, cinnamon and kelp.

Harry Dean Stanton's final film, a fitting send-off for one of the great character actors.

In a landscape littered with the motels and theme parks of a disappointing American dream, a foul-mouthed kid runs wild.

Digging beneath the surface of a classic Hollywood star who had a secret talent for invention.

A long haunting (and amazing) documentary film shot at two very different mines - one in Serbia and one in Suriname.

Veteran filmmaker Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR travel the back roads of rural France in a mobile photo booth.

A fascinating documentary about pioneering New York City street artist (and former Vancouverite) Richard Hambleton, a contemporary of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.

Chinese teens get their look at America from a rural Maine boarding school in this impressionistic documentary.

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.

A loveless marriage in its final throes, with tragic consequences. Another powerful drama from Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev.

New music composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

A perfectly pitched absurdist parable, at once chilling and comic, from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.

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!

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.

Comedy genius enraptures loving fans. Yes, I'm biased.

A round-up of the most-read Geist stories of 2017.

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.

Five pros tell funny stories about their families.

The finest blend of comedy and story.

A paraplegic engineering technician in Buenos Aires rents rooms to an exotic dancer; bank heist ensues.

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.

Greg wanders around Vancouver, looking for a job.