Few ‘Shortcomings’ in Park’s directorial debut, lots of Hitches in spy thrillers on local screens
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the new “Shortcomings,” directed by Randall Park; plenty of Hitchcock in time for the master of suspense’s birthday; a “Stay With Us” screening, capping a film festival; the silly “Bubba Ho-Tep”; and much more.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from poetry in the park to a scary-food potluck
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are vintage markets, dance parties, a horror-themed supper club, adult dress-up Legos party, a one-night-only “Namaslay” puppet musical and a “waterfall” dance workshop for everyone.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, with a jazz fest, dance fest, pickles and a cypher
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the Cambridge Jazz Festival and Feet Keep the Beat Festival arrive, the Bridgeside Cypher returns and there’s roller disco, a horror-writing workshop, search for butterflies and dragonflies and much more.
Meet ‘The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future,’ re-see ‘The Outsiders’ and hand it to ‘Talk to Me’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a Brattle area premiere of the surreal Chilean film “The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future,” meet Claire Simon, the filmmaker behind “Our Body,” remember “The Outsiders” from 1983 and much more.
Attend meetings in Somerville from July 21-28 about future of Armory, Assembly Square labs
Public meetings this week address the future of the Armory community arts building, labs proposed for Assembly Square, new apartments and rent stabilization.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Making pupusas, Bollywood and Latin music
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s AfroVybe and Bastille Day festivals, pupusa making, herbal tea blending and free cookies with music, poetry, music and a third annual Bollywood night at Starlight Square.
‘Oppenheimer’: Mass destruction, dirty politics and a messy personal life, down to the atom
The meticulous Christopher Nolan gives us a a clear but kinetic interweaving of timelines that makes clear the conflicts of the father of the atomic bomb.
‘Barbie’: Greta Gerwig plays with dolls, expectations, gender and much more
This first live-action Barbie film is not, as some may assume, for kids, but more for those who have played with the doll and wonder at its meaning.
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1’ casts AI as villain and climate change as fallout
Tom Cruise gets the team back together on both sides of the camera with a grim plot that feels a little too familiar to be as fun as past missions.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Korean potluck to a Taylor tribute and Cthulhu
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a tribute to Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey, Poets vs. Rappers, a “Call of Cthulhu” role-playing game for adults, kayaking the Charles, cooking Korean, fashion shows, family games, dancing and theater.
