Peg Aloi

Film Preview: The Brattle Theatre Presents All Tilda Swinton, All the Time

September 14, 2017
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Just about every night at the Brattle through September 23 is Tilda Swinton night. What’s not be thrilled about?

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Film Review: “Night of the Vampire” Marathon — A Bloody Good Time

September 2, 2017
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The HFA marathon is a wonderful blend of arty and popular films that span the decades and feature bloodsuckers.

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Film Review: “The Trip to Spain” — Out of Decadence, Epiphany

August 18, 2017
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We want to see how looming middle age is treating these two friends, whose intersecting careers and self-images shape their relationship.

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Film Review: “Lost in Paris” — Earthy Yet Surreal Fantasy

August 6, 2017
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Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s vision tries to elevate the everyday to a realm of magic by way of the absurd.

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Film Tribute: George Romero — A Legacy of Blood, Invention, and Survival

July 23, 2017
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Even after death, the human instinct is to kill or be killed.

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Film Review: “The Beguiled” — Sofia Coppola’s Bewitching, Beleaguered Remake

July 2, 2017
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The Beguiled is a beautifully-shot, atmospheric thriller with a daring take on sexual autonomy and dynamics.

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Film Review: “It Comes at Night” — A Prepper’s Handbook of Hope and Dread

June 12, 2017
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This is a fine exercise in arthouse horror — don’t expect elaborate monsters, an orchestral score, or CGI effects.

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Film Feature: Summer of Love Series — Retro Balm for Turbulent Times

June 5, 2017
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Summer of Love’s line-up contains some of that iconic year’s most indelible works of cinema.

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Film Review: “A Dark Song” — An Occult Foray into Quiet Horror

May 5, 2017
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A Dark Song’s terror lies in its slow, intense build and its overarching sense of doom.

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Television Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale” — Not a Documentary…Yet

April 26, 2017
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Margaret Atwood’s novel turns out to have been far more clairvoyant than even she believed it would be.

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