Pablo Escobar

The king of coke: Why ‘Narcos’ triumphs over ‘Sicario’

They’re both takes on South American drug cartels, but ‘Narcos’ proves that you need time to tell a story this complex

Discovering Sexsmith, Escobar, Zanzibar and Uzbek art at VIFF

Spotting Ron Sexsmith in a laundromat, fans grab his autograph, then ask, “What are you doing in a laundromat?”