Peter Keough
To his credit, Mark Cousins does provide some insights into Alfred Hitchcock’s motifs and obsessions, from doors to staircases to creepy, dank interiors crammed with gizmos, gewgaws, and cobwebs.
“Separated” is a compelling, urgent, and essential examination of an ongoing injustice that every American should see and ponder before going to the polls.
Calling out papal bull in the twisty, provocative, and subversive “Conclave”.
Few other films this year will match the absurd satiric heights of director Guy Maddin’s “Rumours”.
At The Boston Palestine Film Festival: a recognition of what remains and a restoration of what is lost.
Cédric Kahn’s conventional but fiery true-life courtroom drama hones in on French racism and anti-semitism.
It is on the universal theme of identity that “A Different Man” resonates most eloquently, demonstrating how who we are is not fixed but chosen, a mask we don whether it fits or not.
The cinematic shindig’s lineup features unconventional takes on familiar subjects.
Spanish director Victor Erice looks back at what’s lost and gained in “Close Your Eyes”.
Arts Commentary: The Kennedy Center and the Boston Symphony Orchestra — A Tale of Two Crises