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Independent Film Festival Boston

Film Review: “Resurrection” at the Independent Film Festival Boston

What lifts Resurrection above the standard victim-becomes-avenger routine is a preposterous — in a wonderfully sick way — claim that gives the movie a welcome touch of giallo unpredictability.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Andrew Semans, Independent Film Festival Boston, Rebecca Hall, Resurrection

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

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.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed, Independent Film Festival Boston, Paul Schrader

Film Review: Round-up of the 15th IFFBoston — A Banner Year

The IFFBoston somehow gets even better with each incarnation.

By: Gerald Peary Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Beach Rats, Burden, Columbus, documentary, Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive, Furusato, Independent Film Festival Boston, La Barracuda, Menashe, narrative film, One October, Stumped, Swim Team, Youthmin

Film Review “Spettacolo” and “One October” at the IFFBoston

From the homogeneous small town of Spettacolo, we travel to One October‘s ethnic gumbo of eight million in New York City.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Chris Shellen, Independent Film Festival Boston, Jeff Malmberg, One October, Rachel Shuman, Spettacolo

Film Preview: The Wide-Ranging Documentaries at the Independent Film Festival Boston

There are documentary films for all tastes this year.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Film, Preview Tagged: ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL, Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape, City of Ghosts, Dina, documentaries, Errol Morris, Independent Film Festival Boston, Maineland, Neil Giordano, Rat Film, Step, Steve James, Stumped, The B-side: : ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, The Force, Trophy, Whose Streets

Fuse Film Review: At the IFFBoston — “Boone”

One of the most gorgeous films in recent memory, Boone is sure to give you an appreciation of the enormous work done on Boone Farm.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Boone, Boone Farm, Christopher LaMarca, documentary, Independent Film Festival Boston

Film Review: “The Guys Next Door” at the IFFBoston — A Gentle Lesson

The Guys Next Door is about gently opening hearts and minds: it delicately demonstrates through one small story how easy it would be to recognize our common humanity.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Allie Humenuk, Amy Geller, documentary, Independent Film Festival Boston, The Guys Next Door

Film Review: “Stray Dog”—A Red Neck Hero

Stray Dog shows us again and again, through its protagonist’s words and actions, that you can’t judge a book by its cover, or its red neck.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Debra Granik, documentary, IFFB, Independent Film Festival Boston, Ronnie “Stray Dog” Hall, Stray Dog, Vietnam Veterans, Winter's Bone

Film Review: At the IFFBoston — “H.” — Where Sci-Fi and Greek Mythology Mingle

H. relies on clever editing manipulations and pithy reaction shots rather than on flashy special effects.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Daniel Garcia, H, IFFBoston, Independent Film Festival Boston, Rania Attieh

Film Review: “Welcome to Leith” and “61 Bullets”

Two powerful documentaries that explore the dark side of America, past and present.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: 61 Bullets, documentary, Huey Long, IFFB, Independent Film Festival Boston, Neo-nazis, Welcome to Leith

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