Category Archives: Horror

In Cinemas: September 25, 2015 — The Second Mother, Hellions, Cooties, The Green Inferno, Pawn Sacrifice, The Intern, Hotel Transylvania 2

Friday night is the start of the new season of Carbon Arc! As I mentioned, I'm helping the independent screening series out with communications and programming, and I'm happy to do it. They bring in quality international cinema that Cineplex has no interest in showing locally. Go here for a list of the upcoming screenings.…Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS Ep. 10 — BUGS!!!

Stephen Cooke and I dug into a few creepy-crawly insect movies, inspired by seeing  Ant-Man. Other titles up for discussion in the newest podcast include Them!, Tarantula, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Kingdom of Spiders, The Swarm, The Fly, Arachnophobia, Matinee, Angels & Insects, Starship Troopers, and Enemy! Go here for podcast #10Read More

More thoughts on Under The Skin

I'm going to guess all you keeners out there who are into quality science fiction and fantasy will have sought out your local cinema showing Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin.  And I figure since it's opened in Halifax, it's pretty much playing everywhere. Here are a few of my random musings/observations on the film since…Read More

Under The Skin review

Directed by Jonathan Glazer, written by Glazer and Walter Campbell, from a novel by Michel Faber | 108 min | On Demand Imagine Scarlett Johansson dropped in the middle of busy Glasgow, Scotland. She's known all over the world for her role in those Marvel Studios superhero movies, so she has an unlikely, de-glammed brunette…Read More

Only Lovers Left Alive review

Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch Ah, the welcome return of the godfather of American indie film. It's a real delight to see something new from Jarmusch.  For those who don't know his stuff, he's best known for languid, atmospheric features low on plot but high on characters skirting the margins of society. His films include Stranger Than…Read More