Film
This charming and upbeat musical doesn’t need to sashay away, but neither is it a hands-down winner.
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Ben Whishaw crackles aplenty in Aniel Karia’s fresh and primal debut feature.
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A quartet of highlights from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Anatolian Leopard, Dashcam, One Second, and Dug Dug.
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Blue Bayou’s story deserves to be told and heard. But rather than focus slowly and intently on its central crisis, the script kneads in a dizzying array of additional threads and sidelines.
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Martyrs Lane doesn’t unfold like a typical ghost story; it’s more of a mystery seen through a child’s eyes.
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The film catches the rhythms and vulnerabilities of real life when two worlds collide.
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Afterlife of the Party backs away from serious issues, but it’s a sweet reminder of the power of female friendship.
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The Card Counter collapses under the weight of director Paul Schrader’s guilt complex.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Film Feature: A Dispatch from Boston’s Last Video Rental Store
“If you really like something and want to make sure you have access to everything, you’ll never do better than having the disc.”
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