‘Nuclear Family’ could be the last for DocYard; new wave, hard-boiled series and MCU keep on
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the last DocYard screening of the season and maybe ever, “Nuclear Family,” as well as more repertory from the Harvard Film Archive and Somerville Theatre. Meanwhile, another Doc – Doctor Strange – shows no sign of slowdown in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The DocYard heads into hiatus at The Brattle; HFA still French, Somerville still ‘Hard Boiled’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a cheeky Mother’s Day screening of “Psycho” and penultimate DocYard screening at The Brattle; and a parade of pairings at the Somerville Theatre, including “JCVD” and “Being John Malkovich” and a “Hard Boiled Double Feature” night with “52 Pick Up” and “The Way of the Gun.”
Brattle revives David Lynch’s ‘Inland Empire’; HFA goes new wave; Somerville’s ‘Hard Boiled’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include “May the Fourth Be with You!” screenings of the first “Star Wars” trilogy, a restoration of David Lynch’s underappeciated “Inland Empire,” “Forgotten Films of the French New Wave” at the HFA, the end of Nic Cage-John Travolta pairings at the Somerville Theatre and start of a “Hard Boiled” series.
Mumblecore ‘godfather’ Andrew Bujalski is back, and still finding his cinematic role ‘Funny Ha Ha’
Harvard grad Andrew Bujalski is often referred to as “the godfather of mumblecore,” and his first film, “Funny Ha Ha” is widely considered a cornerstone of the canon. Bujalski is in town for a 20th anniversary screening of the film and Q&A with Cantabrigian filmmaker and critic Gerald Peary – but we talked with him first.
IFFB’s in-person screenings spring back to life, from ‘Emily the Criminal’ to ‘Marcel, the Shell’
The Independent Film Festival Boston roars back after a Covid-canceled 2020 and a remote 2021 with 30 features, including 13 documentaries, and seven shorts programs. Many screenings take place at the Brattle and Somerville theaters.
Zoom in for a talk on that flight attendant flick, see ‘Massive Talent,’ ‘Choose or Die,’ ‘Belle Vie’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a Belmont World Film Fest talk on the French “Zero Fucks Given,” more “We’re All Going to the Word’s Fair” at The Brattle and the last of The DocYard for a while, as well as a good dose of Nic Cage – including in the new “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” Plenty more, too.
‘The Northman’: Viking precursor to Hamlet barely hesitates to hack away at his problems
From the opening shots of an Icelandic volcano belching rivulets of lava and the churning north sea, Robert Eggers’ Viking saga “The Northman” casts a foreboding scape that brims with brutal beauty and primal allure.
‘Petite Maman’: Gentle twist on time travel allowing unique mother-daughter bonding
In this wistful tale of time travel, relationships are elevated to the status of more common movie tropes of going back to save the world or stop a horrendous cataclysm.
‘Paris, District 13’ tangles emotions in Kendall; Muppet Madness, ‘World’s Fair’ at The Brattle
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and more at The Brattle, Harvard Film Archive, The Somerville Theatre and Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, as well as reviews of “Paris, District 13,” “Facing Nolan” and Disney’s “Polar Bear,” streaming in time for Earth Day.
Mark Wahlberg is reaching out
The evolution of local guy Mark Wahlberg has been an intriguing process, starting as a troubled Dorchester gangbanger and winding up a filmmaker whose work – his latest is “Father Stu” – serves as a reflection of his faith.
ADVERTISEMENT
