Film
The director did his research: he rode with EMTs so the Asphalt City’s grim vision is real and convincingly ramped up.
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In “Problemista,” Julio Torres has managed to make the trauma of the undocumented immigrant, struggling to stay in America, as amusing as it is agonizing.
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This sweet, amusing documentary revolves around collectors (all eager males) who are crazy with nostalgia for the mainstream cinema of the late 1970s through the 1990s.
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Faith is a very elusive thing in the transcendent “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell.”
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Even if the closing film was a complete and utter bust, I had a blast seeing some really great movies with fantastic crowds. See you next year, and as always, stay weird Boston.
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This time around, I decided to go all in and totally movie-pill myself by seeing all 12 films in the feature line-up at the expense of my own sanity. Just kidding …
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The Cairnes brothers explore how the analog media trickery of a bygone era may illuminate our current obsession with what is real.
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This year’s Salem Film Fest spotlights the price of being a rebel.
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“Love Lies Bleeding” is a glorious work of sweaty, dusty, pulp filmmaking.
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Noora Niasari’s personal involvement elevates “Shayda” above melodramatic Lifetime fare: this is a compellingly warm tribute to the Iranian director’s mother.
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