A comical version of Jane Austen is coming our way via Autumn de Wilde’s Emma.
Film Review + Interview: “The Assistant” — Silent Witness
While The Assistant’s scenario alludes to Harvey Weinstein, the problem is systemic in the entertainment business and probably many other workplaces.
Film Review: “Uncut Gems” — Breathtaking Authenticity
You will laugh at Uncut Gems, but you will leave the theater shaking.
Film Review” “Waves” — Generations in Search of Grace
Waves is a plea for mutual understanding, for acts of grace that transcend race, age, gender, and social status.
Arts Commentary: “Counterculture in Boston 1968 – 1980s” — High and Heady Days
About the post-Reagan era, Boston Phoenix and Boston After Dark editor, Arnie Reisman, observes: “Everything went to sleep, and while we were sleeping, the Republican Party grew six more heads.”
Film Review: “By the Grace of God” — The Human Cost of Abuse
Despite some glimmers of hope, By the Grace of God will not be an easy film for anyone — for loyal believers, for those disillusioned by the church, for anyone who has suffered from abuse.
Film Review: “Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles” — Subversive Non-Fiction
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is nothing if not provocative fodder for a cinematic niche: the animated feature sheds intriguing light on one of the major film directors of the 20th century at a pivotal time in his career. ,/em>
Film Review: “Judy” — Far More Than Just Another Hollywood Tragedy
As Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger is in a movie that doesn’t match her fine performance.
Film Review: “Downton Abbey” — Revisiting Past Glory
Why has Downton Abbey, the film and the series, been so successful? We are given a romanticized vision of essential ‘Britishness,’ a nostalgic version of the class system.
Film Review: “Under the Silver Lake” — Through a Glass Blindly
Under the Silver Lake would be infuriating were its Charlie Kaufman-inspired adventures not so entertaining.