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  Features | Special Screening

  Lost & Found Film and Independent Arthouse Cinemas: In Conversation with Leslie McMichael

  By Liliya Shafir

  “Snow White” (1916) was shown for one night only — and not one more — on Screen One of The West Newton Cinema, an independent theater nestled between a massage parlor and audiologist ten miles west of Downtown Boston. Current showings are pasted on the low marquee and the ticket booths are covered in multicolored post-its and flyers. It has stood on Washington Street for nearly 90 years, and was recently saved by the West Newton Cinema Foundation (or WNCF), a nonprofit organization formed by the local community to keep the theater alive through financial difficulties and the age of streaming. 

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  Film Festival

  DOC NYC Nov.12-30

  By Kurt Brokaw

  Shining the spotlight on a few faces and places you can’t take your eyes off of The key changes in…

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  Reviews

  ‘The Mastermind:’ Kelly Reichardt’s Latest Stars Josh O’Connor as a Rumpled Thief on the Run From Himself

  By Francis Rogerson

  Kelly Reichardt is not known to capitalize on star power, but one can make the case that she is integral…

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  Essays | Special Screening

  The Gospel of Carrie White

  By Brooke Lelia

  When the lights dimmed and the screen began to flicker, I felt like I was standing in front of an altar. There was something holy about that crisp October night in Cambridge, when The Brattle theater transformed from a movie house into a cathedral of cinema. The smell of buttered popcorn floated through the air as strangers shuffled to creaky seats, their plastic cups fizzing with delicious cherry cola. It wasn’t just a screening. It was a gathering of believers. A horde of cinephiles grouped, itching for their fix. 

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  Artist Feature | Concerts | Events

  502s Frontman Ed Isola Talks Authenticity, Spreading Positivity and Creating Community in Indie Music

  By Olivia Smith

  On October 1 Boston got a taste of Floridian sunshine when The 502s took the stage at Boston’s Citizens House…

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  Review

  “After the Hunt” Captures the Explosive Cost of Self-Deception

  By Aly White

  Luca Guadagnino (“Call Me By Your Name,” “Bones and All,” “We Are Who We Are”) is known for slow-paced projects that linger in the moment. Locations are utilized as a force rather than a backdrop for the characters. In his newest work, “After the Hunt,” Guadagnino takes on the most terrifying force of all: the Ivy League campus.