With the passing of animator Ray Harryhausen, we would do well to remember when wonder was more … wondrous.
May 082013
May 012013
May is in full bloom. Starting just this week there is the LGBT Festival, screenings of three silent classics with live accompaniment, the beginning of the Harvard New American Black Cinema Series, and two Boston Jewish Film Festival encores.
Apr 262013
There are over 100 films to choose screening tomorrow through Wednesday. To get you started, here are four that I have seen and highly recommend.
Apr 112013
The serious intentions of “The Company You Keep” are ultimately undermined by the parade of stock cameos.
Apr 052013
Beyond the Hills is not the horror film the trailer seems to advertise, but it is certainly horrific.
Mar 292013
April is a cornucopia of festivals and screenings, several of which feature speakers and are free. The month is capped off with the region’s top celebration of cinema, The Independent Film Festival of Boston.
Mar 262013
This unique and carefully constructed impressionistic narrative encourages viewers to free-associate, assess, and imagine the romantic relationship through the filter of their own memories and experiences.
Mar 242013
This new commercially distributed movie gives writer/director Harmony Korine an opportunity to create a vision of decadence that wallows with cartoon glee in a libidinous pop culture wonderland.
Mar 122013
Whether or not there’s a real lover, or whether all of this is an elaborate fantasy is beside the point. For Harold Pinter, it may all be the same thing.
Mar 072013
Employing every trick of digital capability to astound and amaze eventually becomes little more than hocus-pocus.
Mar 012013
The pre-festival film season features free screenings, a selection of international cinemas, many great documentary films, and a weekend of feminist films.
Feb 272013
By planning ahead, and purchasing one flexpass, I was able to see a trio of plays in New York during a single weekend for well under $200 — a bargain price for world-class theater productions.
Feb 212013
Few events draw more prognosticators than the Oscars, and the Arts Fuse movie critics join in on the universal guessing game. The trio agree on one thing: the field this year is rich with worthy and fascinating nominees.
Jan 302013
February is a rich month for film-lovers, filled with screenings of alternative movies and film festivals. There are classics, documentaries, genre films, science fiction, appearances by filmmakers, and cinema from around the world.
Jan 232013
One might call “Mama,” one of the classiest horror films in years, a case of shock and awww …
Jan 182013
Broken City covers familiar territory, but this time it’s Marky-Mark to the rescue and he brings a gruff and troubled groundedness to the role of a man on a mission to find out The Truth in a corrupt world.
Jan 142013
Fuse film critic Tim Jackson picks the best of the past year in movies, a round-up that includes some grievously overlooked documentaries, independent, and foreign films.
Dec 282012
‘Tis the pre-Oscar season, but you might pause for some uncommon documentaries on the arts, sports, or farming. And take in one great revival.