Category Archives: Carbon Arc Cinema

Carbon Arc Cinema review: Passages

I'm the new Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen.  Directed by Ira Sachs | Written by Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias, and Arlette Langmann | 91 min | Carbon Arc Cinema  This is the first feature to screen at Carbon Arc Cinema under the auspices…Read More

Tara Thorne’s Compulsus screens in Halifax

 Written and Directed by Tara Thorne | 80 min | Screening at Carbon Arc Cinema  A version of this post first appeared on the blog in September 2022 during coverage of the Atlantic International Film Festival — this week the fest having shrugged off that awkward, unloved tag, FIN.  So, this isn't a proper review…Read More

Tramps! review — Meet the New Romantics

Written and Directed by Kevin Hegge | 104 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Carbon Arc Cinema  A fascinating look back at the artistic movement that emerged in the wake of punk — a glamorous, wildly  extravagant fashion, film, and music scene, with a big, queer heart. The doc provides a scrappy portrait, made through the memories…Read More