The time my house was destroyed by a flood February 2, 2019January 24, 2019 Blaine Willick As many cozied up with hot cocoa and movies over the final days of the winter holidays, I can't say I experienced that same luxury. On Jan. 3, I found myself,...
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ afresh take on the classic January 12, 2019 Blaine Willick With great power comes great responsibility. I think we can all relate to that statement in one way or another. The Spider-Man movies have been a pinnacle of entertainment for the...
Venom is a mess of a movie November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Blaine Willick A film with big teeth but little bite Sony has stumbled for years trying to get a foothold in the cash cow that are superhero movies. They failed twice with The...
Fort on Fire October 4, 2018 Blaine Willick In August 2018, the Shovel Lake fire threatened my hometown of Fort St. James, B.C. My town always felt removed from the province; it’s a small northern community that often...
Lost in landscape, Passenger releases expansive new album August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Blaine Willick Passenger scours North America for a place to belong in latest record Runaway It’s been a few years since the mega hit “Let Her Go,” but now English singer-songwriter Passenger has taken...
Happy hour heaven April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Blaine Willick and Emily Fagan Fifteen hours of discount drinks to get you through finals In the midst of finals, it’s not uncommon for students’ spirits — and bank accounts — to hit an all-time low. Luckily, there are plenty...
Harrison Brome’s Vancouver R&B blues March 30, 2018April 2, 2018 Blaine Willick Musician’s emotional music on full display in new EP Harrison Brome is a different type of musician emerging from Vancouver, B.C. He was born with a learning disability and was homeschooled...
Trudeau’s troubled trip to India March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 Blaine Willick For the majority of his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has been perceived as a golden boy by the rest of the world. But after his eight-day visit to...
Not an ordinary superhero movie March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Blaine Willick Black Panther review For a long time, comics were dominated by characters that had two defining traits. They were white and from some big American city. Then along came King T’challa,...
Holy folk, Joshua Hyslop’s new album is worth a listen February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Blaine Willick "Echos" is perfect Sunday morning background music A new folk album is reverberating from the mainland, and you should listen up. Joshua Hyslop emerged in 2012, and has since been serenading...