The Substance is a deeply glossy, machine-gun edited body horror mining the fear of aging flesh, says Carsten. His review of this, All We Imagine As Light, When The Light Breaks, and Sweet Angel Baby at #AIFF24: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

Living the dream in the 1970s with Stephen Archibald, who had a downtown apartment overlooking Spring Garden Road back in the day: halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovas… #halifax #citylife #history #noticing Stephen Archibald

Maybe the biggest surprise of Day Four at #AIFF24 was from writer-director Melanie Oates’ Sweet Angel Baby, says Carsten. His review, plus for All We Imagine As Light, When The Light Breaks, and The Substance: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

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

NEW: Day Five at the Atlantic International Film Festival. Carsten Knox reviews Made in England, Julie Keeps Quiet, and Heartbeat: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #aiff24 #aiff2024 #filmfestival #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

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

A solid Belgian drama set at a tennis academy, Julie Keeps Quiet is as much a mystery as it is a drama, says Carsten. His reviews of this, Made in England, and Heartbeat at AIFF: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #aiff24 #aiff2024 #filmfestival #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

In July, Rankin MacInnis brought The Broken Reeds to the Halifax Jazz Festival. Trev Savory's best photos are in this HAFILAX gallery: halifaxbloggers.ca/hafilax/2024/0… #livemusic #concertphotos HAFILAX Rankin MacInnis

Heartbeat, screened at AIFF for its 10th anniversary, is one of the greatest movies about Halifax Carsten's ever had the pleasure to see. His reviews from Day Five of the festival: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #aiff24 #aiff2024 #filmfestival #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

NEW: Alan Doyle at the Shore Club. The HAFILAX Show Thoughts & Shots: halifaxbloggers.ca/hafilax/2024/0… #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos HAFILAX Alan Doyle

New on Amazon Prime: Alex Garland's Civil War, with Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, and Nick Offerman. Carsten says it's a chilling vision of a country in chaos: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #moviereview #streamingreviews Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24

Notice how the Queen's Marque ramp frames Georges Island. Stephen Archibald's Marque My Words, from September 2020: halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovas… #novascotia #halifax #design #architecture #history #noticing Stephen Archibald

Now available on DVD/Blu-ray: Inside Out 2, with the voices of Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, and Ayo Edebiri. Exhausting sequel slips on the ice, says Carsten Knox: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24

The Shore Club's intimate space allowed spirited Newfoundland frontman Alan Doyle to truly turn his shows into proper kitchen parties. Photos and review on HAFILAX: halifaxbloggers.ca/hafilax/2024/0… #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos HAFILAX Alan Doyle

New on Amazon Prime: The Fall Guy, with Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, and Hannah Waddingham. Carsten says Gosling and Blunt bring the star power: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #moviereview #streamingreviews Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24

The newish 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: halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovas… #novascotia #roadtrip #design #noticing Stephen Archibald

NEW: Carsten Knox reviews Caught By The Tides and The Girl With The Needle. Days Six and Seven at the Atlantic Film Festival: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #aiff24 #aiff2024 #filmfestival #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

Apple season is SO close. Start early with a bottle of local cider and this Apple Cider Bread recipe from our archive: halifaxbloggers.ca/isaynomato/app… #food #autumn #appleharvest #baking #recipe

The Girl With The Needle is an astonishingly bleak period drama flecked with bits of thriller and a spoonful of horror, says Carsten. His review of this plus Caught By The Tides at AIFF: halifaxbloggers.ca/flawintheiris/… #aiff24 #filmfestival #moviereview Flaw In The Iris @ TIFF24 Atlantic International Film Festival

Alan Doyle caught the tail end of August with a 3-night stint at the iconic Shore Club in Hubbards. The HAFILAX Show Thoughts & Shots: halifaxbloggers.ca/hafilax/2024/0… #livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos HAFILAX Alan Doyle