In the name of transparency, I, C.H. Newell, was a small part of the programming team again this year at Fog Fest 2025, so I’ve seen nearly all the titles below, and I’m simply previewing some of my favourite titles that people will get to see at the festival this year. A lot of really young folks in St. John’s and around the whole province may not understand what a big deal Fog Fest is to people…

Father Son Holy Gore Does FogFest 2022

As a film lover, a screenwriter, and a new filmmaker, I actually don’t love the everyday theatre experience; blasphemy, I know! The festival theatre experience is something far different—something much more beautiful and filled with community than paying for overpriced snacks just to listen to someone’s dad talk through half of a film on a Friday night. Grind Mind’s FogFest, now in its sophomore…

[Short Film Review] A Horrifying History Revealed in GRIND MIND’s MUMMERING LEGENDS

Mummering Legends. 2022. Directed by Shane Mills. Screenplay by Francois Van Zyl. Starring Mary Walsh, Rachel Selby, Allison Moira Kelly, Darryl Hopkins, Owen Van Houten, Josh Morgan, & Christopher Bruce. Horror ★★★ (out of ★★★★★) Into the fog we go, once more! Back to the motherland. As always, I have to preface the pieces I write on films and television shows out of Newfoundland and Labrador…