Tim Jackson

Fuse Theater Feature: Bridget Kathleen O’Leary Talks about GSC’s “The Flick”

August 27, 2015
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“An Annie Baker pause is about the people themselves, beating themselves up, figuring out what to say next.”

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Film Review: “Ricki and the Flash” — A Damp Squib

August 15, 2015
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Ricki and the Flash is a film that is bad enough to hurt a lot of reputations.

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Theater Review: Annie Baker’s “John” — A Feminist Black Comedy

August 9, 2015
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker’s John is a haunting feminist drama about women and madness.

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Film Review: “Jimmy’s Hall” — A Vibrant Look at Irish Working Class Culture

July 30, 2015
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The entertaining and inspiring Jimmy’s Hall is more playful than some of director Ken Loach’s previous, more radical-leaning efforts.

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Fuse Film Review Round-up: “Inside Out,” “Amy,” Southpaw,” and “Self/less”

July 11, 2015
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A quartet of summer films that range from the excellent to the not-so-bad and the ugly.

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Film Review: A Quartet of Discoveries at the Provincetown International Film Festival

June 25, 2015
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Reviews of four strong independent films that may — or may not — be coming to a screen near you.

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Movie Review: “Dope” — A Liberating Coming-of-Age Film

June 19, 2015
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The impish comedy and refreshingly realistic perspective of Dope questions easy answers to pressing racial problems.

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Film Review: “Heaven Knows What” — Hitting the Mean Streets For Real

June 11, 2015
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The Safdie brothers are willing to look at hard truths, creating a movie that retains the immediacy and the tragedy of addiction.

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Film Interview: Gerald Peary Searches For “Archie’s Betty”

May 24, 2015
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Making Archie’s Betty compelled Gerald Peary to confront his inner Archie: “The more I made this movie, the more personal it got.

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Television Review: “Mad Men” – Reflections on the Finale

May 19, 2015
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The revolution may be televised, but it is also going to be packaged and sold back to us.

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