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Riddick Returns

Riddick Returns

Autumn in Whistler is all about living cheap and watching horror movies, so the download of the week is The Conjuring , a based-on-true story about a 1970s family with way too many daughters that moves into a haunted house and is forced to enlist a h
Butler serves, Getaway swerves

Butler serves, Getaway swerves

"Seek any statue in any city, you'll not find one of a committee." — Gilbert K. Chesterson Times are tough. People are afraid to stand alone, scared to take a swing.
Menaces, real and imagined

Menaces, real and imagined

The worst thing about tragedies is how easily most of them could have been avoided.
The joy of low expectations

The joy of low expectations

It's a good thing The Heavy Hitting HorrorFest is coming back this year because the B-grade aesthetic — cheap, dirty and often juvenile — seems poised for its next golden age.
Leo Zuckerman wins GoPro Dirt Diaries

Leo Zuckerman wins GoPro Dirt Diaries

The Crankworx film competition marks his third recent win in Whistler
Sci-fi with a message

Sci-fi with a message

The oppressed have no choice but to fight with the tools of the oppressors.
All about Smurfs

All about Smurfs

Let me sum up the theme of almost every movie made for small children in the last 20 years: "You're incredible, sweetheart! You're special and unique. You can do or be anything if you put your mind to it and never give up on your family...
B-Grade Horrorfest returns

B-Grade Horrorfest returns

Now called The Heavy Hitting Horrorfest, the festival wants your best gory flick
How Long?

How Long?

How long is too long? Early in his career Quentin Tarantino marvelled at people who could sit through a three or four-hour football game every week but would complain about a two-and-a-half hour movie.
Conjurer's Tricks

Conjurer's Tricks

There are haunted houses in Whistler and at least one haunted hotel.