Film & TV
Wolfwalkers (2020)
“Wolfwalkers” (2020) is an important film that beautifully flows retelling English and Irish histories, while discussing difficult themes.
Read MoreOver the Garden Wall
Patrick McHale’s “Over The Garden Wall”, is a spooky, occasionally scary show about Americana, death and growing up.
Read MoreDon’t Worry Darling review
“Don’t Worry Darling” was one of the most anticipated films of the year before its premiere – but does it live up to the expectations?
Read MoreFIN: AIFF roundup
Reviews of films presented at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax.
Read MoreFIN: AIFF Spotlight – Holy Spider
Holy Spider (2022), directed by Ali Abbasi, a jarring portrayal of systematic inequalities, morality and radicalism.
Read MoreFIN AIFF 2022 preview: a chat with the festival’s executive director
Once again, it’s that wonderful time of the year with back-to-back arts festivals in Halifax! Like many others that represent the Halifax art scene from September through November, the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) is back. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be held in person.
Read More$23 million investment is a “game changer” for Nova Scotia film industry
In the back corner of Uncommon Grounds, actress Amelia Cornick’s eyes fill with tears; she struggles to put her feelings into words. For the first time ever, she can imagine…
Read MoreThree words, eight letters
Is the fear of saying “I love you” to someone a universal experience? Sarah Bahbah’s new short film I__ You inspects why it’s so hard to be vulnerable. Sarah Bahbah …
Read MoreDon’t Look Up is turning heads
The trending Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, directed by Adam McKay, is undeniably an allegory or satire of our current climate crisis and how society is dealing with it. Spoiler alert: not well. Although the…
Read MoreArt house films return to Halifax
On Oct. 15, Carbon Arc Cinema hosted a full-capacity screening of French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film Bergman Island, and for the first time since March 2020, people in peninsular Halifax had a place…
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