In Conversation: Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt
In honor of Trans Week of Visibility and Action, Bright Lights Cinema Series will be showing “Framing Agnes” this Thursday,…
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Taking a Seat at Emelyn Stuart’s Table
At the Independent, we not only champion the creators sharing their stories through film but those working behind the scenes…
New Directors New Films March 29-April 9
Late Friday afternoon March 13, 2020, Bill Wolf, the preeminent 94-year-old senior critic of the New Directors/New Films press corp,…
2023 Boston Underground Film Festival Begins Wednesday, March 22
The Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF) is back again this year, bringing the strange, experimental, and all-around fun films it…
Twenty Years Later, ‘The Station Agent’ Eases our Post-Pandemic Blues
What would a person do when they encounter ignorance and discrimination like in today’s post-pandemic world? For Finbar “Fin” McBridge,…
‘Sur l’Adamant’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film Award in 2023 Berlinale
French-language film “Sur l’Adamant,” directed by Nicolas Philibert, won the Golden Bear for Best Film award at the 2023 Berlin…
‘Neon Spring’ Review
“Neon Spring” is a coming-of-age film that follows Laine, played by Marija Luize Melk, a 20-year-old college student who is…
The Life, the Light, and the Shadows: ‘The Stroll’
The world premiere of “The Stroll,” a documentary from directors Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker (“Transparent,” “The Lady and the…
‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Review
Disclaimer: I have not seen the first or second installment of “Magic Mike,” but it was a Thursday night, the…