Category Archives: Articles

Furiosa goes to camera (starring Anya Taylor-Joy)

June 23, 2022 flawintheiris

I don't usually write about the start of production of forthcoming films... hell, I barely bother mentioning new trailers for movies because social media does that so well why go to the trouble? But given Mad Max: Fury Road was one of the greatest movies of the past 10 years, I wanted to flag, with…Read More

Night Blooms review — Local indie a sterling debut

April 8, 2022 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Stephanie Joline | 98 min | ▲▲▲▲△ Stephanie Joline, formerly Clattenburg, has been making waves in the local film and music scene for years. She's served as a drummer in rock bands, worked as an actor in Andrea Dorfman's Heartbeat, on various local productions in the camera department, made short films,…Read More

Flashback Film Fest, and another new podcast episode!

February 2, 2018 flawintheiris

Running from Friday, February 2 until Thursday, February 8, is the Flashback Film Fest, Cineplex's week-long retro party of classic, semi-classic, and fairly sketchy pictures of yesteryear, all with some pop-culture credibility in their bones. You can go here for Park Lane's week ahead where the films will all screen. Amongst this year's selections is…Read More

Blockbuster Blues: Summer 2017 the End of The Oxford

September 3, 2017 flawintheiris

Like you, I am frustrated and dismayed at the announcement that The Oxford Theatre in Halifax is closing September 13. Frustrated at the way this city undervalues its cultural spaces. Frustrated by the way the sale of this beloved cinema happened behind closed doors, before the community had any opportunity to have a say in…Read More

Stop Making Sense and the Concert Film/Music Documentary

July 4, 2016 flawintheiris

This week Cineplex is screening Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, the legendary concert film of a Talking Heads performance, shot when the band was touring in support of their 1983 recording Speaking In Tongues. The film is amongst my small collection of concert documents, and I'd suggest it's pretty much essential for anyone interested in popular…Read More

“Halifax’s 10 Best Close-Ups” in The Coast

September 22, 2015 flawintheiris

In the past few weeks I watched a lot of movies shot in and around Halifax, looking for the ones that used our locations to their full potential. I put together an arbitrary list for The Coast of the ones, a mix of homegrown and visiting productions, I thought did the best job. For some…Read More

Q and A with Kung Fu Elliot writer/directors Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau

November 25, 2014 flawintheiris

Screening at the Outlier Film Festival on Saturday is Kung Fu Elliot, an amazing new film—and Best Documentary Feature-winner at Slamdance—about a guy named Elliot "White Lightning" Scott. He's a Halifax-based filmmaker and actor who aspires to be Canada's answer to Chuck Norris, a genuine cinematic action hero. He says he's won martial arts competitions. He says he…Read More

The F Word: Q and A with director Michael Dowse and screenwriter Elan Mastai

August 21, 2014 flawintheiris

The F Word (opening Friday, August 22, in Halifax), is a bit of a rare breed in the summer of 2014. It's an unmistakable romantic comedy and wears its genre tropes on its big, puffy sleeves. There's the main young, attractive couple who spark, the obstacle to keep them apart, the quirky, appealing supporting cast (a part…Read More

Interview with Eugene Levy

May 24, 2012 flawintheiris

Remember when I said I was no longer an editor at The Coast? This is still true, but the good people there still allow me to write for them and hooked me up with Eugene Levy, who was in Halifax a few days ago to receive an honorary doctorate from Dalhousie University. He was friendly…Read More

Goon review and Jay Baruchel interview

February 23, 2012 flawintheiris

In this week's Coast I spoke with writer/producer/actor Jay Baruchel and director Michael Dowse about Goon, their new Canadian hockey movie. I really enjoyed it, almost despite myself. Never a big fan of Seann William Scott, I'm coming around. Click here to read the story. I also reviewed the movie here.Read More