Halifax Movie Reviews

Reviews and "trailers" for movies currently playing in Greater Halifax, Nova Scotia (72 screens) (updated for week of Thursday May 16th, 2013 - updated May 17):

Our TOP TWO movie picks this week (see reviews below):

Click on Movie name below to see all showtimes at local theatres for that movie. Click on to view movie trailer for that movie. All ratings are out of a total of five stars .

New Releases (for week of Thursday May 16th, 2013 - updated May 17)

Star Trek Into Darkness
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon (Benedict Cumberbatch) of mass destruction.

Still Mine
An elderly couple (James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold) fights against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.

Coming Next Week

Before Midnight---Friday, May 24, 2013
We meet Jesse and Celine (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy) nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna 9also: Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed).

Epic---Friday, May 24, 2013
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the rag-tag forces of good take on the forces of evil in order to save their world. (voices: Amanda Seyfried, Beyoncé Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell)

Fast & Furious 6---Friday, May 24, 2013
Agent Hobbs enlists the aid of Dom and team (Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez) to help bring a rival gang (Luke Evans) to justice, and in exchange for clear records.

The Hangover Part III---Friday, May 24, 2013
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Melissa McCarthy, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms) hits the road, all bets are off.

Currently Showing Movies

Iron Man 3 When Tony Stark's world (Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow) is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, Stark starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.(Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle).

Mud Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.(Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard )

Oblivion A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. (Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko)

Olympus Has Fallen Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning (Gerard Butler ) finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President (Aaron Eckhart) from his kidnappers (also: Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Ashley Judd).

Pain & Gain A trio of bodybuilders (Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Rebel Wilson) in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.

Peeples Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage (Kerry Washington, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, Tyler James Williams, S. Epatha Merkerson).

Star Trek Into Darkness After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon (Benedict Cumberbatch) of mass destruction.

Still Mine An elderly couple (James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold) fights against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.

The Big Wedding A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding (Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried)

The Company You Keep A thriller centered on a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity. (Robert Redford, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte )

The Croods The world's very first prehistoric family goes on a road trip to an uncharted and fantastical world. (voices: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keene)

The Great Gatsby A Midwestern war veteran (Tobey Maguire) finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor (Leonardo DiCaprio).

The Hangover Part III This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Melissa McCarthy, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms) hits the road, all bets are off.

The Place Beyond the Pines A motorcycle stunt rider (Bradley Cooper) turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective (also:Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne).