‘Maidan’ illuminates Ukraine, more LGBTQ+ fest and repertory hits from ‘Cabaret’ to ‘Pulp Fiction’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include some more LGBTQ+ Film Festival selections, repertory hits, must-sees such as the revolutionary Ukrainian “Maidan” documentary at the Harvard Film Archive and reviews of “All the Old Knives,” “Death on the Nile” and more.
It’s the Wicked Queer LGBTQ+ fest time of year; ‘Morbius,’ ‘Banyan Tree’ and ‘Apollo’ reviewed
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include some LGBTQ+ Film Festival selections and reviews of releases including Marvel’s “Morbius,” the Covid-infected “The Bubble,” and watch-worthy streamers “Beneath the Banyan Tree” and “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood” from Richard Linklater.
With ‘Everything Everywhere,’ Daniels escape genre trap to make the multiverse meaningful
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is an absurdist multiverse overload, but the directors are bummed when science fiction is just a plot point that doesn’t ask big questions – such as “How do you find each other and truly see each other, when there’s so many things trying to pull us away from each other?”
Get an Oscar primer, see some Brattle rom-coms; Reviews of ‘Infinite Storm,’ ‘Turning Red,’ more
These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week include Brattle programs such as “From Hollywood with Love” and “The Roots of ‘Mulholland Drive’”; works at the Harvard Film Archive and Somerville Theatre; reviews of “Infinite Storm,” “Master” and “Turning Red,” among others; and a quick run-down of top Oscar nominees.
Film fest bring international fare, some scares; ‘Ghost Light’ and ‘Lucy and Desi’ are reviewed
These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week include are from Belmont World Film, the Boston Underground Film Festival, The DocYard and Harvard Film Archive, as well as more from The Brattle and Somerville Theatre, as well as the fun “Ghost Light” and Amy Poehler’s “Lucy and Desi’ documentary.