Vancouver cinemas are serving up plenty of scares this October, from Japanese ghost stories and horror classics to cult favourites and new restorations. Here’s where to catch Halloween movies on the big screen in 2026.
Adrian Mack discovers hidden depths — and possibly Vertigo on DMT — in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Adrian Mack takes his daughter to The Princess and the Frog and finds voodoo, propaganda, Randy Newman and reasons to keep hating Disney.
Director Chris Smith talks Michael Ruppert, peak oil, paranoia, the mainstream press and the unsettling worldview behind his 2009 documentary Collapse.
Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White compare guitars, origin stories and musical obsessions in the 2009 documentary It Might Get Loud.
Sarah McLachlan, Neil Young and Sheryl Crow perform at the 2009 Summer Sessions benefit at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Review by Adrian Mack.
Bruce Dickinson, Tommy Lee, Michael Stipe and more make the list.
Adrian Mack subjects himself to the notorious 1973 adult film Bat Pussy and discovers a work of almost transcendent human awfulness.
Adrian Mack tries to rekindle his love for Bruce Springsteen while reviewing Working on a Dream. Things quickly get complicated.
Adrian Mack reviews James Douglass’ JFK and the Unspeakable, a provocative account of Kennedy’s turn toward peace and the forces Douglass argues led to his assassination.
R.E.M., Henry Rollins, Mission of Burma and other musicians embraced Barack Obama in 2008. Adrian Mack arrives to take a great big shit in everybody’s punchbowl.
