Film

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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Fuse Commentary: Farewell, Hollywood Express

June 10, 2015
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Hollywood Express is closing at the end of July. Movies will be distributed by Cloud. Have you ever tried talking to the Cloud?

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Film Commentary: Tax Break for MA Filmmakers First — Hollywood a Far Second

June 10, 2015
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Many of the films being made in Massachusetts are by independent Massachusetts filmmakers, most of them documentarians. Why is nobody talking about how to subsidize them via the tax credit?

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Film Review: “The Water Diviner” — Starts Out Well But Takes a Dive

June 7, 2015
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Actor Russell Crowe’s directorial debut is visually gripping and very well acted — but its ending is disappointingly hokey.

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Film Review: “Love & Mercy” – A Compelling Life of Brian

June 6, 2015
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Paul Dano invests the younger Brian Wilson with focused ecstasy, especially during his creation of the landmark album, Pet Sounds.

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Film Review: “Félix and Meira” — Intelligent But Uptight

June 2, 2015
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In his Boston Globe review, Ty Burr complained Félix and Meira was needlessly slow in the telling. I felt that the movie is needlessly discreet.

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Fuse Film Review: “Aloha” — Say What?

June 2, 2015
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Aloha comes across as Cameron Crowe’s baffling artistic suicide note to his adoring public.

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Coming Attractions in Jazz: Festival Preview 2015

May 30, 2015
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Get your maps and open up your calendar app—it’s time to plan your summer of jazz in New England.

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Film Interview: No Jumping to Conclusions in ‘Sunshine Superman” — Talking to Director Marah Strauch

May 29, 2015
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Marah Strauch’s documentary tries to fathom Carl Boenish’s motive for taking his last leap.

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Film Review: You Can Go Home Again (If You’re a Star)

May 26, 2015
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What happens when someone performs at the highest possible level of an art form and then has to give it up?

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