Film
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive does an honorable service for the writer who embodied, as well as created, “The Imp of the Perverse.”
Read MoreThe Brattle Theatre has come up with a specially-curated slate of films that honors the cinematic underpinnings of Netflix’s Stranger Things.
Read MoreThe King’s Choice is a thoughtful nail-biter, a suspenseful historical drama.
Read MoreFinding Kukan is a compelling detective story covering the fields of World War II history and film preservation.
Read MoreIt is most effective when it dwells on the sad influence of history, on personal tragedy, on the banality of evil and cruel indifference.
Read MoreWhat follows is a succession of images and tableaux static enough to make Michelangelo Antonioni look like an action-movie director.
Read MoreLucky is a showcase for Harry Dean Stanton’s unique talents, which primarily lie in his inhabiting roles as an amped-up or quirkier version of himself.
Read MoreWhat keeps Stronger from turning into a patly sentimental yarn is Jake Gyllenhall’s modulated performance.
Read MoreFor the past decade, Jeff Rapsis has improvised live scores for silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks.
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Film Commentary: October — A Month of Horror, Multiplying
I love subtlety, and beauty, and trash, and terror, in equal measure.
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