Peg Aloi

Film Review: “The Post” — The Newspaper Business is Not Glamorous, But Movies Are

January 5, 2018
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Steven Spielberg’s political timing is nearly perfect, and so is his film.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Black Mirror” — Reflecting Our Dark Days

January 4, 2018
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What has Black Mirror been good for, beyond entertainment, if not drawing our attention to escalating social and technological perils?

Film Review: “Call Me By Your Name” — Desire Under the Apricot Trees

December 27, 2017
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I can unequivocally say this is the most masterful and beautiful film of the year.

Film Feature: Best and Most Overrated Movies of 2017

December 24, 2017
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Our demanding critics choose the best (most disappointing) films of the year.

Film Review: “I, Tonya” — Grit and Glamour on Ice

December 23, 2017
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Moviegoers who haven’t thought about Tonya Harding in years may find themselves wondering if they may have judged her too harshly.

Television Review: “Wormwood” — Errol Morris’ Brilliant Bricolage

December 20, 2017
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Wormwood is full of secrets, some revealed, some tantalizingly unknowable.

Film Review: “The Other Side of Hope” — Despair Begets Compassion

December 13, 2017
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This short film exudes a lighthearted, breezy energy that belies the seriousness of its subject matter.

Film Review: “God’s Own Country” — Love on the Dales

November 27, 2017
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I enjoyed God’s Own Country for its realistic style and its unflinching vision of intimacy.

Film Preview: “Stranger Things” — Haunted by the 1980s

October 27, 2017
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The Brattle Theatre has come up with a specially-curated slate of films that honors the cinematic underpinnings of Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Film Review: “The King’s Choice” — Norway’s Stand Against Hitler

October 22, 2017
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The King’s Choice is a thoughtful nail-biter, a suspenseful historical drama.

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