Film

Film Review: “Beast” — Dark Forest of the Heart

May 24, 2018
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Writer-director Michael Pearce’s debut feature is self-assured and finely-wrought.

Film Review: “Little Pink House” — Working Class Heroine

May 4, 2018
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There is real suspense and pathos in this political drama, beneath the standard cinematography and pacing.

Film Feature: IFFB 2018 — Documentary Preview

April 27, 2018
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A wide-ranging slate of documentary features on display in this year’s Independent Film Festival Boston. Here’s a sampling of a few of the standout films coming up.

Film Review: “Three Identical Strangers” — at the IFFBoston

April 26, 2018
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What starts off as a rollicking entertainment ends with a flourish of profundity.

Film Review: “First Reformed” — A Vision of Despair, Restrained

April 26, 2018
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This time around, as both a writer and director, Paul Schrader has a found a story, and the artistic restraint, to convey his elevated vision.

Television Review: “Wild Wild Country” — Scruffily Corporatized Love-in

April 25, 2018
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Wild Wild Country details the insane clusterfuck that results when faith, fundamentalism, and media hype intersect.

Film Review: “You Were Never Really Here” — Lynne Ramsay’s Dark Materials

April 17, 2018
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In You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay’s themes of alienation, violence, guilt and redemption are once again present, albeit in a more frenetic form than before.

Film Review: Abbas Kiarostami’s “24 Frames” — Final Photo Album

April 16, 2018
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Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s last film is made up of a series of sometimes resplendent, sometimes disappointing, images.

STREAMING DOCS: A-list Documentaries, April Edition

April 14, 2018
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Where will you find the best in new documentaries? In the brave new world of digital streaming.

Film Review: “Claire’s Camera” — An Engaging Escapade from a Major Director

April 13, 2018
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Claire’s Camera is enjoyable and charming, but it’s definitely minor Hong, made on a lark at Cannes.

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