‘American History X’: An Independent “Classic” Turns 25
In a recent career retrospective for GQ, Director Martin Scorsese said, “Every other person is like Travis Bickle now.” This…
Reviews
John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ Celebrates Its 45th Anniversary
Redefining holidays is a classic practice in the horror genre. Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas” (1974) haunts the Christmas season, Steven…
‘Rumble’ Review: How Indigenous Sound Gets Made and Lives On
“Rumble” shines a spotlight on both Indigenous rock history and cultural preservation. Rezolution Pictures’s film uses the name of Link…
Boston Underground Film Festival 2023 Recap and Review
I lined up at the little ticket booth outside the Brattle Theatre near Harvard, unsure of what to expect. My…
There’s a Lee’s Garden for All of Us
“If Catholics are having a crisis of conscience, they go to the church, if Jews are having a crisis of…
Bright Sun Films’ ‘Closed for Storm’ Explores the Legacy of Six Flags New Orleans
“Closed for Storm” succeeds at revealing the history of Six Flags New Orleans and honoring it as a symbol of…
Go See Only In Theaters at West Newton Cinema starting April 14th
When Director Raphael Sbarge’s “Only In Theaters” premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2021, it was a…
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,…
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,…