Film
Despite “The Annihilation of Fish”’s warmth and optimism, it’s a wonky film.
We return to my coverage of the 25th annual Boston Underground Film Festival, our own little local celebration of oddballs, freaks, and celluloid weirdos of all sorts.
Director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film is a darkly hilarious, polymorphously perverse paean to compassion.
Considering the current political climate and its accompanying cultural backlashes, BUFF’s (continued) commitment to diversity in film feels especially pointed in its 25th incarnation.
With its fabulous ’50s costumes and visceral wrestling scenes, “Queen of the Ring” is a blast from the past.
In Berlin, the closest thing to a consensus on “Kontinental ’25” was that the film didn’t measure up to Romanian director Radu Jude’s customary standards. My view is that the critics didn’t look hard enough.
A provocative commentary on our need to recognize our our common humanity, the film is, at its heart, a painfully cautionary tale.
Two essential documentaries look at the legacies of Leni Riefenstahl and Elie Wiesel.
Visual Art Commentary: Silence Is Complicity — Why Museums Must Use Their Voice to Defend Democracy