Tim Jackson
Sara Silverman throws herself into depicting Laney’s mental illness and out-of-control life.
The actors draw you in, so there is no need for extraneous exposition as the film carefully examines the ironies of the Brazilian class system.
When they watch Black Mass what are Bostonians seeing? A strange blend of reality and mythology.
“An Annie Baker pause is about the people themselves, beating themselves up, figuring out what to say next.”
Ricki and the Flash is a film that is bad enough to hurt a lot of reputations.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker’s John is a haunting feminist drama about women and madness.
A quartet of summer films that range from the excellent to the not-so-bad and the ugly.
The impish comedy and refreshingly realistic perspective of Dope questions easy answers to pressing racial problems.
Arts Commentary: The Distance Between Us and the Museum