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Andy and Quynh have their long awaited face off — set up in a post-credit sequence in the first film — and it’s a damp squib.
On last week’s CBC Information Morning I once again chatted with host Portia Clark about new films in cinemas, including ...
For a national cinema culture that seems weirdly allergic to genre, we can be proud in Canada of the quality thrillers, ...
Directed by Gareth Edwards | Written by David Koepp, from Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton | 134 min | ▲▲1/2 | In Cinemas ...
At its dark heart, it offers yet another occasion for audiences, and critics, to say with conviction: “Nobody but McKellan ...
If you’ve seen the trailer for this picture, you might’ve thought to yourself, “Hey, the grizzled veteran mentoring the young ...
I grew up on nearby Walnut Street, and this site once housed our local grocer, the Capital Store. More recently it has been a Needs “food store.” In the 1950s our family did much of our grocery ...
I once again showed up on CBC Radio in Nova Scotia to talk movies. The slate included the new Danny Boyle and Alex Garland ...
#HIFF25 is screening films through SundayAs regular readers of FITI will know, I’m a programmer and artistic director at Carbon Arc Cinema in Halifax. We’re going dark this week to give the cinema ...
Directed by Gavin O’Connor | Written by Bill Dubuque | 132 min | 1/2 The arrival of a sequel to the 2016 Ben Affleck actioner prompted me to go back and watch the nine-year-old original again. I think ...
The Italianate style was common in Canada from 1850-1870. It was particularly popular for commercial buildings in Halifax, possibly due to a number of large fires requiring reconstructing entire ...
This collection is photos taken in Halifax in the 1970s, of buildings on Barrington Street heading north from South Street. In the 19th century this was Pleasant Street, the road to Point Pleasant. A ...