Enjoy ‘Breakfast Club’ and other comfort food, and we have reviews of ‘Saloum,’ ‘Pearl,’ more
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a slew of repertory screenings from “The Breakfast Club” to “Naked” and “Keane,” as well as reviews of new fare: “Samaritan,” “See How They Run,” “Pearl” and the action-horror hybrid “Saloum” at The Brattle.
‘The Silent Twins’: Illuminating and animating their shared world, never interrogating our own
Immigrant black twins June and Jennifer Gibbons were considered mentally ill for interacting only with each other and later institutionalized, making for an at-times uncomfortable, grueling movie to watch that’s led by Oscar-worthy performances.
‘Moonage Daydream’: There’s a starman waiting on the screen
Brett Morgen’s tribute to the life and cultural contributions of musical icon David Bowie is not your typical rock-doc, but a sensual and enigmatic blast of imagery and sound.
New ‘Pinocchio’ about which we cannot tell a lie, and playing in repertory, ‘Cemetery of Splendor’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the new “Pinocchio” and much more interesting repertory fare, including “Cemetery of Splendor” by Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul and plenty of Mike Leigh; more Abbas Kiarostami; “Screens for Teens” from the Harvard Art Museums; and more.
‘Barbarian’: Good scares about an Airbnb worth bad reviews
Writer-director Zach Cregger’s “Barbarian” is an innovative shot of horror, an impressively crafted, riveting and genuinely chilling edge-of-your-seat experience.
‘The Story of Film: A New Generation’ premieres and ‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ scorches in 4K
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include premieres of Alli Haapasalo’s “Girl Picture” and Mark Cousins’ “The Story of Film: A New Generation” (with screenings of the works within it); looks at the foundational works of Abbas Kiarostami; “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” in a 4K restoration; and “National Lampoon’s Animal House.”
HFA series on Iranian film master Kiarostami sees simple themes blossom in sophistication
An opportunity to catch the sketches and building blocks leading to such acclaimed films as “Taste of Cherry” (1997) and “Certified Copy” with Juliette Binoche (2010).
In repertory, ‘Reefer Madness’ is at The Brattle; ‘Good Boss,’ ‘Funny Pages,’ ‘Me Time’ reviews
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include repertory films including “Refer Madness” from 1936, Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” as well as the comedy “Me Time” on Netflix, “Funny Pages” and “The Good Boss.”
‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’: Spectacle with an unfulfilled wish for narrative harmony
An opulently rendered tale with spectacular set pieces and some soul-baring that, for all its grand gestures, feels not quite fully formed.
In repertory, Newton-John luminous in ‘Grease,’ every Mad Max; reviews of ‘Glorious’ and ‘Beast’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include repertory films such as “Grease” in honor of Olivia Newton-John, every George Miller “Mad Max” film, classics “Dirty Dancing” and “Now and Then” – and two new works: the Lovecraftian horror-comedy “Glorious” and our mane feature, “Beast.”
