Film
The Andromeda Strain’s anti-intellectualism is rooted in Cold War paranoia: a distrust of science, of academia, and of the press.
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This new adaptation is sure to spark criticism from Döblin and Fassbinder loyalists, as well as those who might feel the film is not politically progressive enough. Nonetheless, it strikes the right chords: balancing between textual fidelity and contemporary relevance.
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Director Ben Wheatley has a knack for creating characters whose anti-social behavior is shocking.
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The documentary slate at this year’s Independent Film Festival Boston’s all-virtual spring festival puts non-fiction film front and center.
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About Endlessness’s deadpan combination of sadness and rage feels complete, as if the master dropped the mic before leaving the building after the final edit.
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Though it’s classified as a comedy, Shiva Baby utilizes many of the stylistic trademarks found throughout the horror genre to merge painfully humorous discomfort with suffocatingly atmospheric terror.
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In his new book on film directors, critic David Thomson gives us plenty to think about and plenty more to argue about.
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1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.
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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 Commentary: “Minari” — An Immigrant Tale with a Southern Accent
Minari is about the triumph of folkways, both Ozark and Korean.
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