John Cairns is a reporter for the Battlefords News-Optimist/Regional Optimist and writes two columns in addition to other reporting.

News Watch reflects his view of the local scene and its relationship to the larger news picture.

Cairns on Cinema focuses on whatever catches his interest at the movie theatres with news, occasional reviews and of course, box office results. He has written regularly about the movies since 2007 when he covered the North American cinema box office as a columnist for the US-based movie website FilmSchoolRejects.com.