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Film Reviews: Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place

How to avoid going stir-crazy: burrow into the thousands of films available to watch on your computer, most of them free or practically free.

Roberta Silman July 9, 2020 at 7:36 am on Film Commentary: Fellini at 100 — How the Mighty Have TumbledWhat about Amarcord? It seemed to come from a special place in Fellini’s heart yet isn’t mentioned. And sometimes greatness...
Harvey Blume July 8, 2020 at 9:00 pm on Film Commentary: Fellini at 100 — How the Mighty Have TumbledSeems to me that dethroning Fellini is like toppling statues of Jefferson et al. Where does it stop? What is...
kai maristed July 8, 2020 at 7:10 pm on Arts Commentary: “Hamilton” — Streaming on Disney Plus, Feeling Like You’re in the Room Where it Happened.I'm of a mind with Thomas Garvey. Yes, the rapping is clever and fresh but after a while overall the...
Mark Favermann July 8, 2020 at 9:28 am on Visual Arts Commentary: Boston’s Historical Memorial to Black Lives VandalizedIt doesn't.
Matt Hanson July 7, 2020 at 6:49 pm on Literary Appreciation: “The Passion for the Thing” — An Argument for Writer Harry CrewsThis is really beautifully written, thanks for giving us a sense of the man from someone who really knew him....