Peg Aloi
A bit of spring cleaning this time around, with recommendations of some fairly recent viewing choices you may have missed.
Read MoreBoston Strangler centers on women journalists who are devalued and must hold their own, demanding safety and justice in a society that doesn’t always deem them worthy of protection.
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Featuring a transcendent performance by Bill Nighy, Living inspires viewers to look inward, and then outward, gently begging us to muster whatever power we have to seize the day.
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This week’s column is all about cozy comfort, decadent distractions, and heart-melting romance.
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This is the event’s 48th year, making the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival the longest running genre festival in the country.
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The three films I selected to start my 2023 Sundance journey were very different from one another, but they shared one common theme: girlhood.
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Here’s my TV suggestions for the late-January period of long cold dark days and nights.
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Alice, Darling is a potent reminder to women that they should trust their instincts — and rely on their friends.
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I’m going to try out a new format in 2023. Along with posting longer reviews of single series, I will also be experimenting with a new (weekly!) format where I include several features in one column.
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For viewers weary of horror that embraces the minimalist and dystopian, The Pale Blue Eye — chock-full of emotion, mystery, and romance from a bygone era — is a welcome sight indeed.
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