Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, July 1 to 5

Coast to Coast plays Surrey Canada Day By Steve Newton MONDAY: Canada Together is a Canada Day celebration at Canada Place featuring food trucks, kids' entertainment, Indigenous displays, and mainstage performances by Said the Whale, Fake Shark, and the Free Label. MONDAY: Surrey Canada Day features free mainstage performances by the Sheepdogs, Sass Jordan, and … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, July 1 to 5

Another WolfCop is way better than WolfCop, but still pretty awful

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 1, 2017 By Steve Newton Apparently, quite a few people thought WolfCop--the 2014 horror-comedy about an alcoholic werewolf policeman battling ancient shapeshifters in smalltown Canada--was an okay movie. It holds a "Fresh" rating of 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, with some critics seeing it as an entertaining throwback to the cheap direct-to-video gore … Continue reading Another WolfCop is way better than WolfCop, but still pretty awful

WolfCop would be painful to watch even without the Gowan

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JUNE 4, 2014 WolfCop looks like it could have been a hoot to make, because judging by the finished product, nobody involved—from the director on down to the FX lackey spattering fake blood around—seemed to give a rat’s ass about how the Canadian horror-comedy turned out. It’s got the look and feel … Continue reading WolfCop would be painful to watch even without the Gowan