film review

Gonzo and Kermit sit on a wooden bench and there are Christmas decorations in the background. Gonzo is holding a ukulele and looking over at Kermit.

December 12 cultureCaleb Peterson

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is chaos incarnate — with a solid heart

The Muppets have been an essential part of the Christmas season for as long as I can remember.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse sit on a magenta couch smiling, each holding a wrapped gift for the other.

December 5 cultureLauren Kasowski

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Escape from reality with Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

As I approach my fourth December in university, you’d think I’d be more used to balancing my academics with the holiday spirit. But I’m not.

The March sisters, four young adult women, are inside a house looking through a window, pictured from outside.

November 28 cultureSofia Campanholo

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Little Women is the ultimate Christmas comfort film

If I had a nickel for every time Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet graced the screen in the same film, I would have three nickels — which is not a lot, but it may cover the cost of a ticket to see Little Women again, and that’s all I really need.

A young woman with brown hair looks concerned as she speaks on a dark green landline phone, with the blurry outline of a Christmas tree decorated with lights in the background.

November 28 cultureAva Dunkel

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Black Christmas is a festive sorority slasher

Have you found yourself walking on campus late at night, shivering, looking over your shoulder one too many times and wondering what might be hiding in the shadows?

Four people stand on a brown cliff top, looking toward another rock island. The person on the far right is wearing all black and the person to the right is wearing a dark teal jacket and blue pants. The next person is wearing a red orange jacket and dark pants and the far-right individual is wearing a light green jacket and grey pants. The sky is blue and the water below is full of fragmented sea ice. More snow-topped mountains can be seen in the background.

November 18 sportsLauren Kasowski

The Gnar-Whal's Odyssey is a celebration of climbing and friendship

Last summer, a group of four rock climbers from Squamish embarked on a 42 day trek to climb in the Coronation Glacier on Baffin Island, Nunavut. The Gnar-Whal’s Odyssey tells the story of that expedition.

Kiah, a young adult with dark hair, draws as 2D illustrations of birds fly past in the background.

October 2 cultureFiona Sjaus

Dying is as much a part of existence as living in Can I Get a Witness?

I’ll be the first to say that growing old is a privilege — and an environmental liability. It’s a dark thought that I usually mull over under blankets and between bedroom walls. That was, until I caught UBC alumna Ann Marie Fleming’s sci-fi drama Can I Get a Witness? at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival.