As far as plot lines go, the one in Canadian film Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a bit of a doozy: it follows two dorky musicians whose only goal in life is to play the Rivoli, a Toronto club of middling repute. And it involves time travel. Did we mention it’s Canadian? As film critic Barry Hertz writes, Nirvanna just might be this country’s most successful cultural export in decades. Hertz caught up with filmmakers Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol ahead of the movie’s weekend release to talk about their winding journey. Read more.

And TV critic J. Kelly Nestruck makes his case for skipping the Super Bowl this weekend: “Even before our relationship with the U.S. broke down, I never understood why Canadians had annexed the all-American ultrapatriotic pig-out cultural tradition of Super Bowl parties.” If you’re with him, here’s what to watch instead.

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