‘Old Oak’ is new, The Brattle restores Argento and there’s a free ‘Orgy’ and ‘Queen of Katwe’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Ken Loach’s last at Fresh Pond, a screamer in “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” honors to the late character actor M. Emmett Walsh and free fare: a five-hour “Movie Orgy” and the chess-focused “Queen of Katwe” by Mira Nair.
‘Beyond Words’: A surprisingly touching story about a researcher and her very smart parrot
The play examines sexism in science through a 30-year look at Irene Pepperberg teaching her parrot, Alex, to have the cognitive abilities of a human child.
Cantabrigian Max Isaacson made his ‘Paradise,’ an anti-colonial Western vibrant with violence
The list of notable Cambridge filmmakers expands again with Max Isaacson, whose directorial debut – the Caribbean Western “Paradise” – lands on streaming platforms Friday after an abbreviated run at AMC Boston Common.
A walk into Armageddon will delight aficionados of punk and metal with vinyl, CDs and cassettes
Underground at Armageddon lies a great selection of high-decibel soundscapes available in every format you might desire: vinyl, CD and cassette. And a few DVDs, rock ’n’ roll magazines and sundry merch for good measure.
BUFF at The Brattle with Juggalos and spiders, meet ‘The Queen’ and oil-painted ‘Peasants’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include a festive screening of “The Queen of My Dreams” at Fresh Pond, with food and the director Zooming in, the Boston Underground Film Festival at The Brattle, an new “Road House” and much more.
Kore-eda Hirokazu delivers ‘Monster’ and more to The Brattle; ‘Jaws’ swallows New Hollywood
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include six from Kore-eda Hirokazu, with the filmmaker giving Q&As and collecting a Chlotrudis Film Society award, and classics including “Jaws” at Kendall and noir greats in Davis Square.
‘Love Lies Bleeding’: Noir goes to the gym, coming out taut and sweaty (with big hair)
“Love Lies Bleeding,” a delightfully audacious lesbian crime noir from Rose Glass, is edgy, free of tropes and seared tight by a kind of angry authenticity.
Use Oscars time on winners by Columbia Studios, catching ‘The Getaway’ and ‘Not a Pretty Picture’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Oscar picks for Best Picture to catch up, greats from Columbia Studios from 1934 onward, giving director Martha Coolidge her due, Sam Peckinpah’s hardboiled “The Getaway” at Kendall and a review of Julio Torres’ “Problemista.”
Harvard Hasty Pudding show ‘Heist, Heist, Baby!’ is satirical, funny and an all-around good time
No Harvard affiliation needed: The student-written play, an annual tradition, holds its own against professional productions in Somerville and Cambridge.
‘Dune: Part Two’: Feudalism and colonialism vie with the giant sandworm for best space monster
The continuation of Denis Villeneuve’s reenvisioning of Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi saga is bigger, a notch better and more filled with action.
