The top 10 films of 2023
In the 10 films the Day selected for best of 2023 is proof that superhero fatigue is only energizing adult drama, starting with the high-grossing “Oppenheimer.”
Celebrate ‘Touch of Evil’ and ’80s blockbusters along with the new ‘Color Purple’ and ‘Iron Claw’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include perhaps the greatest B-movie of all time, staples such as “Gremlins” and “Lethal Weapon,” a free offering from the Harvard Film Archive and a slew of new works: a black classic, true-ish tales from the ring, river and racetrack and a cautionary tale from a remote rental home.
‘American Fiction’: Asked to be more authentic, author fakes his way to success in a black comedy
Cord Jefferson works warmth and humor into this satire of race and identity based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure.” The farce works, for a while.
It’s a Wonderful Tradition at The Brattle Theatre; season also sees ‘Die Hard,’ ‘Wonka’ and more
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” new “Wonka” but also oddities of the season from the “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” to a return of “Rare Exports,” a quite bloody import, and winter wonders such as “Die Hard.”
‘Poor Things’: Weird science makes a monster for men who need to feel they’re the masters
“Poor Things” is a neat crossing of genres from Yorgos Lanthimos based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel borrowing from Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.”
Finnish import ‘Rare Exports’ is a tale with Claus; ‘Orlando, My Political Biography’ plays at Brattle
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Roald Dahl classics “Matilda” and “The Witches”; a Santa tale with a difference in “Rare Exports” and Yorgos Lanthimos look back with “The Favourite”; the Hitchcockian “Eileen”; and area premiere of the documentary “Orlando, My Political Biography.”
Get ready for ‘Victims of Sin,’ playing with Dahl, Christmas portent and biopic ‘Maestro’ arrives
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include wild repertory picks such as “Victims of Sin” and “Messiah of Evil,” Roald Dahl adaptations and the start of Christmas fare such as the Bill Murray comedy “Scrooged.”
Tech-noir pairs from ‘Machina’ to ‘Mnemonic,’ ‘Sleepless’ in Kendall and a masterful ‘Maestro’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include more Brattle screenings in a “Lost in Alphaville: Noir & Technology” program, a wrap-up to Giving Hanks and a soaring biopic of conductor Leonard Bernstein by actor Bradley Cooper in his second go as director.
‘Saltburn’: Student learns to play by house rules in a promisingly dark romp seasoned by Fennell
Emerald Fennell of “Promising Young Woman” ups her ambitions with “Saltburn” and again will have art house audiences eager to see what she does next.
‘Napoleon’: Like its topic, this biopic is not short, has epic battles and a Josephine worth the exile
Scott gets to deliver a biopic epic centered on the historically notorious icon known as much for his hubris and self-esteem complex as for his military gamesmanship.
