Peter Keough

Doc Talk: MAGA Mirrored in “Apocalypse in the Tropics”

July 11, 2025
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In her new documentary about the crises in Brazilian democracy, Petra Costa examines a factor involved in the election of Jair Bolsonaro that was largely overlooked in the first film — the toxic power of the evangelical movement.

Film Review: “40 Acres” Tills an Apocalyptic Landscape

July 6, 2025
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This is an auspicious feature debut, a doomsday thriller that touches on resonant topical issues.

Film Review: “28 Years Later” — World War ZZZZ…

June 19, 2025
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“28 Years Later” is too little, too late.

Film Review: Dialectical “Materialists”

June 16, 2025
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Director Celine Song beats the romantic comedy to death.

Doc Talk: Fame and Obscurity at PIFF

June 12, 2025
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If the destiny of documentaries is to become celebrity profiles, it could do worse than those screening at this year’s PIFF.

Doc Talk: A World of Dew — Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston

May 15, 2025
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At the Global Cinema Film Festival, some look for love and life in all the wrong places.

Film Review: François Ozon’s “When Fall Is Coming” — Felix Culpa

May 8, 2025
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Redemption awaits “When Fall Is Coming.”

Doc Talk: Another Superior Roundup of Documentaries During Ominous Times

April 23, 2025
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The future for documentaries looks troubling, but the IFFBoston perseveres.

Book Review: “Passion” Project — Pedro Almodóvar as Consummate Auteur

April 16, 2025
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Though lapsing at times into hagiography and muddled synopsizing, James Miller’s study of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is a bracing reminder of the greatness and ever-evolving genius of this world-class artist.

Film Review: Trans Valuation at Wicked Queer 41

April 4, 2025
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Director Victoria Verseau’s Trans Memoria is an oneiric, brutally frank meditation on the pains and rewards of transgender surgery.

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