Uncomfortable as it is predictable, Eleanor The Great's intergenerational friendship is the heart of this thing, says Carsten, along with themes around how people manage grief. His review: buff.ly/d5aAJIL #moviereview #nowplaying #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Iron and Wine has become a regular fixture in Trev's listening habits, since his performance at the Halifax Jazz Fest this summer. Review and photos on HAFILAX: buff.ly/6c3TKJN #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Robert Redford was terrific in a lot of things — to celebrate his work you could watch anything, and you wouldn’t go wrong. Here’s 10 films Carsten would recommend: buff.ly/xUlnAiV #robertredford #movies #commentary #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

One of our (and probably your) favourite places for a late-summer getaway: Stephen Archibald shares his experience of Authentic Lunenburg. buff.ly/jtFhoBp #novascotia #explore #history #architecture #noticing

NEW: Carsten Knox reviews Eleanor The Great, with June Squibb, Erun Kellyman, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Heartfelt, but not great: buff.ly/d5aAJIL #moviereview #nowplaying #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

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Not only was Vance Joy making his return to Halifax after nearly a decade, but he came complete with gifts, including the world premiere of his latest single. The HAFILAX Show Thoughts & Shots: buff.ly/QqnFnu5 #livemusic #musicreview #novascotia #vancejoy #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Movie-star handsome and magnetic, Robert Redford's contribution to the film community was outsized, says Carsten. Essential movies from his legendary career as an actor: buff.ly/xUlnAiV #robertredford #movies #commentary #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Bright colours, warm, delicious — this Fall Harvest Salad ticks all the boxes. You'll find it in our recipe archive: buff.ly/upflw71 #autumn #healthy #food #recipe #fallrecipes

Last chance to see Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Naked Gun, and Jurassic World Rebirth in Halifax cinemas. And don't miss these reviews by Carsten Knox: buff.ly/EESZDPw #moviereviews #incinemas #finaldays #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

A quaint industrial building that holds a stamp mill used to crush ore during Sherbrooke's gold rush days in the 19th century. More from Stephen Archibald's noticing tour along the far Eastern Shore: buff.ly/UgvKh5H #novascotia #roadtrip #architecture #history

NEW: 10 Great Robert Redford Roles. A retrospective from Carsten Knox: buff.ly/xUlnAiV #robertredford #movies #commentary #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

In the 80s, the Halifax waterfront we flock to today was still a big, vacant mess, says Stephen Archibald, and he's got the snapshots to prove it. A visit to the Halifax Seaport and Ocean Terminals c1981: buff.ly/9gNu6qt #novascotia #city #history #development

New on DVD/Blu-ray: 28 Years Later, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes. Ratcheting up the energy and terror: buff.ly/un9f2iQ #moviereview #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Big Boi live on stage at the Halifax Jazz Fest in July, with Kxng Wooz and JupiterReign. A HAFILAX Show Shots gallery: buff.ly/eawkDfH #livemusic #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #bigboi #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

There’s a lot of foul language and fury in The Roses' story of a failing marriage, says Carsten, with very English actors surrounded by Americans, the Brits’ exquisite wit bobbing up in a sea of Californians: buff.ly/KG1XAnV #moviereview #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Lunenburg in flattering morning light, captured in this post from a few years back, from Stephen Archibald. A field report: buff.ly/hqP16KO #novascotia #explore #architecture #community #noticing

New on DVD/Blu-ray: Superman, with David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult. Why can't they make a good one, asks Carsten? buff.ly/Bl93ivO #moviereview #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Goldie Boutilier, setting a really high bar opening for The Decemberists at Halifax Jazz Fest. More from HAFILAX: buff.ly/v6yJQVH #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Carsten Knox reviews Weapons, with Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Benedict Wong. The kids are not alright: buff.ly/HAXK3wT #moviereview #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

How to celebrate the first day of autumn? Applesauce made with crisp local apples & homemade pumpkin spice mix. It's fall in a jar: buff.ly/XvdyRhU #pumpkinspice #autumn #food #recipe #apples

This month Carsten Knox went to the movies even more than usual, at film festivals in Toronto and Halifax. You'll find all of his AIFF coverage here: buff.ly/pzshJNH #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Perpetual Eternal or Standard Eternal? Or maybe you just need to know which direction to go. Stephen Archibald contemplates iron grave markers: buff.ly/zHLCPAU #novascotia #explore #history #design #noticing

Caught Stealing's set-up feels like typical crime comedy/action fare from the era in which it’s set, says Carsten, the filmmakers doing a great job bringing us back to a grimier moment in New York City’s history: buff.ly/oc7x5xp #moviereview #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Still playing in Halifax cinemas: Fantastic Four First Steps, with Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, and Julia Garner. Carsten says retro-futurism FTW: buff.ly/ZJfADvX #moviereview #nowplaying #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Arkells live at The Jubilee music festival in New Glasgow. The HAFILAX Show Thoughts & Shots: buff.ly/QotZ8ZL #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #novascotia #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Carsten Knox reviews Splitsville, with Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, and Kyle Marvin. A comedy that can't commit: buff.ly/6bIGR45 #moviereview #nowplaying #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

An extraordinary church building in New Harbour, as noticed by none other than Stephen Archibald. Travelling the Far Eastern Shore, Part Two: buff.ly/PhYqW1h #novascotia #roadtrip #explore #architecture #design #landscape #noticing

A lead character with potent charisma, and a fantastic use of archival footage in The Eyes of Ghana, at the Lunenburg Doc Fest. Carsten's review: buff.ly/abZBIF8 #moviereview #filmfestival #documentary #LunenburgDocFest #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Iron and Wine at the Halifax Jazz Festival, with Sarah Harmer. A HAFILAX Show Thoughts & Shots: buff.ly/6c3TKJN #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

It was a blast. A few last thoughts about the Atlantic International Film Festival from Carsten Knox: buff.ly/w3vVbS9 #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Here's how to combine the best of two seasons. Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream, from the recipe archive: buff.ly/oHwvntI #latesummer #fall #pumpkinspice #icecream #food #recipe

NEW: Carsten Knox reviews The Eyes of Ghana at the Lunenburg Doc Fest. A celebration of cinema as culture, as community, and as an archive: buff.ly/abZBIF8 #moviereview #filmfestival #documentary #LunenburgDocFest #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

The Oqwa’titek Amphitheatre in the centre of Annapolis Royal takes full advantage of the landscape as a backdrop. A main street with a panoramic view, in Stephen Archibald's Annapolis Variety: buff.ly/6jCoCPZ #novascotia #roadtrip #design #noticing

While there’s no way The Roses would be as mean as the original, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are always entirely watchable and they are the central reason to buy a ticket, says Carsten: buff.ly/KG1XAnV #moviereview #nowplaying #incinemas #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Trev's best shots from a night of Southern Hip-Hop at the Halifax Jazz Fest. A HAFILAX Show Shots featuring Big Boi: buff.ly/eawkDfH #livemusic #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Now available on DVD/Blu-ray (and still in local cinemas): Jurassic World: Rebirth, with Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Carsten said this decent franchise restarter improves on the three previous: buff.ly/0b3Yl3D #moviereview #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

The Decemberists put on a solid show at Halifax Jazz Fest, but was it enough to win Trev over as a fan? His Show Thoughts & Shots on HAFILAX: buff.ly/v6yJQVH #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Carsten shares a list of his top five films at AIFF this year, and also reviews the festival as well as the movies in this wrap-up: buff.ly/w3vVbS9 #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

The still-rising sun illuminated the “bumps” on the front of many houses on one of many walks through always-picturesque Lunenburg. Stephen Archibald's field report: buff.ly/hqP16KO #novascotia #explore #architecture #community #noticing

NEW: That's a wrap! Carsten Knox reflects on the 2025 edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival: buff.ly/w3vVbS9 #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Big Boi, working through a set loaded with gems at Halifax Jazz Fest. Show Shots from HAFILAX: buff.ly/eawkDfH #livemusic #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

A French-Canadian dramedy about an open relationship, and a story of trauma from famed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Carsten reviews Follies and It Was Just An Accident on the last day of AIFF: buff.ly/j6eZLbo #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

A few years ago, Stephen Archibald was travelling the far Eastern Shore. Prime noticing from Charlos Cove to Country Harbour: buff.ly/TxSVufd #novascotia #roadtrip #explore #architecture #design #landscape #noticing

A season comes to a close with Carsten Knox's last reviews from the Atlantic International Film Festival. Don't miss any of his coverage with this collection of AIFF reviews: buff.ly/pzshJNH #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

NEW: Big Boi live on stage at the Halifax Jazz Fest in July, with Kxng Wooz and JupiterReign. A HAFILAX Show Shots gallery: buff.ly/eawkDfH #livemusic #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

NEW: Carsten's reviews of It Was Just An Accident and Follies. The final day of the Atlantic International Film Festival: buff.ly/j6eZLbo #AIFF2025 #AIFF25 #moviereview #filmfestival #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Goldie Boutilier, setting a really high bar opening for The Decemberists at Halifax Jazz Fest. More from HAFILAX: buff.ly/v6yJQVH #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #hfxjazzfest #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social

Atlantic International Film Festival talk on CBC Radio. Carsten shared his reviews of Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery and Mile End Kicks: buff.ly/4kf2NGO #AIFF2025 #moviereviews #theknoxoffice #moviesky @flawintheiris.bsky.social

Lunenburg's full of beautiful buildings, but shame about those overhead wires. Stephen Archibald's field report on one of Nova Scotia's prettiest towns: buff.ly/hqP16KO #novascotia #explore #architecture #history #noticing