Pandemic zombies are at and in ‘Apple Cinema,’ and we have three very different Christmas picks
These looks at what’s on the big screen and streaming include the homegrown zombie flick “Apple Cinema,” filmed by Conor Holway in, of course, Cambridge’s own Apple Cinemas; Christmas films for wide-ranging tastes; “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Wong Kar Wai and more at The Brattle; and reviews of a great “West Side Story” and less-than-great “Fortress.”
Watch Will Smith as a winning ‘King Richard,’ ‘Boy Called Christmas’ and ‘Life of Louis Wain’
These looks at what’s on the big screen and streaming include “King Richard,” the story of the father behind tennis’ the Williams sisters; a holiday treat from Netflix called “A Boy Called Christmas,” a period piece of “The Electric Life of Louis Wain” and the documentary “Killing the Shepherd.”
Surreal ‘Titane’ tops releases, ‘Apex’ is lowest; The Brattle’s ‘Noir-vember’ is most seductive
These looks at what’s on the big screen and streaming include The Brattle’s “Noir-vember” series and beyond and new releases including the wild “Titane,” “Luzzu,” “Apex,” “Zeros and Ones,” “Bruised” and a documentary about our own Julia Child.
Remembering Dean Stockwell, wild ‘Possession,’ ‘Only the Animals,’ ‘Red Notice’ and ‘Mayor Pete’
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include plenty at The Brattle, including the bizarre 1981 “Possession” that you can’t find streaming, as well as new releases such as “Only the Animals,” “Red Notice” on Netflix and the documentary “Mayor Pete.”
ART’s Brustein and NASA’s Hoffman are on film; ‘Finch,’ ‘Spencer’ and Nic Cage’s latest, reviewed
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include premieres and programs at The Brattle, filmmaker and star Q&As from The DocYard and Boston Jewish Film Festival and new releases “Outlier,” “Finch,” “Spencer” and “Prisoners of the Ghostland.”
A Brattle series lets the Halloween spirit linger, along with the 1931 ‘Dracula’ and new ‘Antlers’
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include plenty of folk horror offerings at The Brattle, including the little-seen “Clearcut,” the 1931 “Dracula” at the Somerville Theatre with live music and a surprisingly so-so “Antlers.” But there’s also plenty more to see on local screens.
‘C’mon C’mon’ to the end of the IFFB; see ‘Dune’; and burn through some folk horror at The Brattle
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include the final offerings at the Independent Film Festival Boston, including Mike Mills’ “C’mon C’mon”; a Halloweenish series of “folk horror” films at The Brattle; and a look at whether the new “Dune: Part One” is worth your 155 minutes.
So many festival screens to watch, led by IFFB; and reviews of ‘Escape From Mogadishu,’ more
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include offerings from the Independent Film Festival Boston, GlobeDocs, The DocYard and Revolutions Per Minute, as well as glimpses at “Escape From Mogadishu,” “Halloween Kills,” “Fever Dream” and “The Velvet Underground.”
Meet ‘Fanny’ at the Boston Women’s Film Fest, welcome in The Addamses, Karloff and Carnage
The Boston Women’s Film Festival reminds us about “Fanny: The Right to Rock” at The Brattle, and with October comes the return of the Somerville Theatre, Harvard Film Archive and fun scares such as from “The Addams Family 2,” a Boris Karloff bio and “Venom: Let there Be Carnage.”
Brattle brings ‘The Fictions of Werner Herzog’; Reviews of ‘Pauli Murray,’ ‘Tammy Faye,’ more
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include doings at The Brattle Theatre, including the “Fictions of Werner Herzog” and “African-American Neo-Noir” programs and takes on “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “The Starling” and much more.
