CRACKING CANCER  When 39-year-old Zuri Scrivens managed to beat cancer with diabetes medication, she became one of the bigger success stories to emerge from a groundbreaking form of care currently under development at the BC Cancer Agency. The Personalized OncoGenomics Program—or POG—seeks to individualize treatment through the mapping of each patient’s genome, zeroing in on congenital predispositions that can lead to the disease. Tune in to the CBC’s The Nature of Things on Thursday (February 24) to learn the whole remarkable story.

VIOLENT COP  Consider Beat Takeshi to be the hardoiled Buster Keaton of ultraviolent Japanese neo-noir. Two of his best, Violent Cop and Boiling Point, receive a four-day run at the Cinematheque starting Thursday (February 24).

VIFF OSCAR PARTY  Drink a beer or three and watch La La Land clean up in the company of your host, Michael van den Bos, at the Vancity Theatre on Sunday (February 26). make sure you get there for Steven Schelling's radically honest red carpet commentary. Oh, and the Korean tacos by Disco Cheetah!

EMBRACE  If you're one of the four billion or so people who saw the before-and-after pic that former bodybuilder Taryn Brumfitt posted to Facebook—and even if you aren't—you might want to make your way to the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre (162 West 1st Avenue) on Sunday (February 26) for a screening of Brumfitt's documentary, Embrace. Based on her 2015 book, Embrace tackles our toxic body-shaming culture head on. Learn to love yourself and hear what the Body Image Movement founder has to say in person during a Q&A following the day's second screening. More info here.