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Keep track of movies opening and closing (and streaming), plus one-off screenings in #Halifax, Nova Scotia. // DM with any screening announcements!
📽️ OPENING: Two self-storage security guards (Georgina Campbell + Joe Keery) happen upon an unpleasant biological agent in COLD STORAGE, a horror comedy from writer David Koepp (JURASSIC PARK, plus Spielberg's upcoming DISCLOSURE DAY).

Now playing exclusive to Dartmouth.
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
📽️ OPENING: Sam Rockwell stars as a man who insists diner patrons join him in a bid to save the future in GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, a new sci-fi comedy from Gore Verbinski (his first film since A CURE FOR WELLNESS).

Now playing exclusive to Scotiabank.
February 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
📽️ OPENING: Based on a novella by the great crime writer Don Winslow, CRIME 101 stars Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan + Mark Ruffalo in an intertwined plot about a dangerous jewel heist in LA.

Now playing @ Scotiabank (incl. IMAX), Dartmouth + Sackville.
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
📽️ OPENING: French comic book artist Ugo Bienvenu directs the luminous Oscar-nominated sci-fi fantasy ARCO, about a girl who encounters a traveller from the distant future and must help him get back home.

Limited engagement with matinees Sat, Sun + Mon @ Park Lane.
February 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
📽️ OPENING: Margot Robbie + Jacob Elordi star in WUTHERING HEIGHTS, a new (and not terribly faithful, but certainly 🥵) adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel from director Emerald Fennell (SALTBURN).

Tonight @ Scotiabank (adds IMAX Fri), Fri @ Park Lane, Dartmouth + Sackville.
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: Director Sofia Bohdanowicz re-teams with Deragh Campbell (MS SLAVIC 7) in MEASURES FOR A FUNERAL, about an academic pursuing the history of violinist Kathleen Parlow.

Fleapit Cinema + Carbon Arc present it tonight (Feb 12), 6:30pm: www.carbonarc.ca/events/fleap...
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: Propeller Arcade's first screening of 1981 Sydney Mines-shot slasher MY BLOODY VALENTINE sold out fast, but 🎟️🎟️ remain for the second show on Feb 19.

Get 'em at the Propeller Cold Beer Store on Gottingen before they're gone!
February 10, 2026 at 12:17 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: They're coming to get you, Halifax: @terrorvisioncinema.bsky.social brings George A. Romero's zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD back to the big screen, Wed, Feb 25 @ Cineplex Lower Sackville.

🎟️🎟️: www.tixtree.com/e/terror-vis...
February 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: In a future without imagination, a woman encounters a shape-shifting dreamer and plunges into a labyrinth of shifting narratives in RESURRECTION, a new epic from Bi Gan.

Screening tonight (Feb 7) @ Carbon Arc + Feb 28 @ Bus Stop Theatre: www.carbonarc.ca/events/resur...
February 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: Ethan Hawke is Oscar-nominated for his role as songwriter Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater's biographical, Sardi's-set BLUE MOON, co-starring Andrew Scott + Margaret Qualley.

Carbon Arc brings it back for two screenings next weekend, Feb 13 + 15: www.carbonarc.ca/events/blue-...
February 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
🔮 UPCOMING: A teacher (Oscar nominee Wagner Moura) returns to his hometown during Brazil's military dictatorship in Kleber Mendonça Filho's Best Picture-nominated thriller THE SECRET AGENT.

Returning to Halifax at Carbon Arc, Feb 19 + 22: www.carbonarc.ca/events/the-s...
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
🔮 UPCOMING: Matt Johnson (BLACKBERRY) + Jay McCarrol revive their chaotic cult 2010s web/Viceland series about two hapless would-be Toronto musicians in NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE.

The time-bending, critically-acclaimed comedy starts Thurs, Feb 12 @ Park Lane.
February 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
📽️ OPENING: Return to Brat Summer with satirical mockumentary THE MOMENT, following Charli XCX as she deals with the many pressures and personalities surrounding her upcoming tour and global superstardom.

Starts Thurs exclusive to Scotiabank.
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: Drama PETER HUJAR'S DAY stars Ben Whishaw as the titular NY photographer and Rebecca Hall as writer Linda Rosenkrantz, whose 2021 book serves as the basis for the film.

Directed by Ira Sachs (PASSAGES), it screens Feb 5 + 14 at Carbon Arc: www.carbonarc.ca/events/peter...
February 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
📽️ OPENING: YouTuber Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) makes his film debut with an adaptation of indie horror game IRON LUNG, about a man forced to pilot a small submarine through an ocean of blood. Now playing @ Scotiabank.
January 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: Jean-Pierre Jeunet's wonderful romance AMÉLIE screens Sun (Feb 1), 2pm @ Bulwark Cider House, 1518 Dresden Row as part of their ongoing "Movie Nights" series.

🎟️🎟️ $10 (and gets you a $10 voucher for food/drink!)
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
📽️ OPENING: Sam Raimi (THE EVIL DEAD) returns with SEND HELP, about a strategist (Rachel McAdams) and her difficult boss (Dylan O'Brien) fighting for survival.

Now @ Scotiabank (ScreenX + D-BOX 3D/2D + 3D + 2D), Dartmouth (D-BOX 3D/2D + 3D + 2D), Park Lane + Sackville (3D + 2D).
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🍿 SPECIAL: Second screening added for SENTIMENTAL VALUE, the Cannes Grand Prix-winning, multi-Oscar-nominated drama from Joachim Trier (THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD).

Sun, Feb 8, 8:30pm at Carbon Arc: www.carbonarc.ca/tickets/sent...
January 28, 2026 at 11:39 PM
📈 EXPANDING: Follow the orange ball to the IMAX theatre at Scotiabank: MARTY SUPREME makes its debut on the big big screen starting Friday; continues in standard format @ Scotiabank, Dartmouth + Park Lane.
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 PM
📽️ NOW PLAYING: A selection at last year's #AIFF45, HONEY BUNCH is a new thriller from the directors of award-winning 2020 Canadian horror feature VIOLATION, with Ben Petrie, Grace Glowicki (stars of THE HEIRLOOM) + Jason Isaacs.

Screening exclusive to Scotiabank.
January 26, 2026 at 9:06 PM
📽️ OPENING: Alright, so Chris Pratt is strapped to a chair while an AI judge (Rebecca Ferguson) says he has 90 minutes to prove his innocence or he's toast.

The film is called MERCY; it's now @ Scotiabank (IMAX 3D/2D + 3D + 2D), Dartmouth (D-BOX 3D + 3D + 2D) + Sackville (2D).
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
❤️ UPCOMING: One of the great romantic comedies, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... stars Billy Crystal + Meg Ryan as New Yorkers wrestling with a platonic friendship in the 1980s.

Directed by Rob Reiner, it screens at @carbon_arc Valentine's Day, Sat, Feb 14: www.carbonarc.ca/tickets/when...
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
🔮 UPCOMING: Part of a raft of ICYMI screenings coming up at Carbon Arc in Feb, Richard Linklater's NOUVELLE VAGUE dramatizes the making of Jean-Luc Godard's almost overwhelmingly influential film BREATHLESS.

Fri, Feb 6 @ 6:30pm: www.carbonarc.ca/tickets/nouv...
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
♻️ RETURNING: Nominated for a record-breaking 16 (!) Oscars, Ryan Coogler's 1930s-set horror blockbuster SINNERS, starring Michael B. Jordan + Wunmi Mosaku, returns Fri to Scotiabank.
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
📽️ OPENING: Amanda Seyfried has earned numerous accolades as the pious leader of the Shaker movement in the musical historical drama THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, directed by Mona Fastvold and co-written by Brady Corbet (both of THE BRUTALIST).

Starts Fri exclusive to Park Lane.
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM