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.
Two banks stumble in plans for Harvard Square
Inspectors will reconsider their approval for a Santander Bank trying to relocate within Harvard Square, while a Chase Bank planned for the soon-to-open building known as The Abbot is still awaiting a permit for a fit-out.
A Women’s History Month trio led by ‘Unrest,’ with more Mészáros, Poitier, Cage and Travolta
These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week include three works by or about groundbreaking women, including Ida Lupino, Harvard alum Jennifer Brea and Jamie Babbitt, as well as repertory fare from The Brattle and Somerville Theatre and reviews of “Fresh,” “Compartment Number 6” and “The Adam Project.”
Attend meetings on a new problem at preschools, rodent solution, bike lane delay, Cherry Street lot
Public meetings this week look at problems with rats and a change in preschool hours, missing a May 1 deadline on bike lane construction, turning a vacant lot in The Port into affordable homes, special education policies, an energy-use disclosure law, Alewife-area lab moratorium, city manager search, law against wage theft and much more.
DocYard brings on ‘El Father Plays Himself,’ Brattle has series on Mészáros and Poitier
These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week include a DocYard screening and Q&A for “El Father Plays Himself” at The Brattle and the repertory theater’s series on “More of the Best of 2021,” Sydney Poitier and Hungarian filmmaker Márta Mészáros; there’s more John Travolta-Nicolas Cage pairings at The Somerville Theater too.
Everything is Terrible! digs up VHS treasure, ‘Studio 666’ undoes Foo Fighters and more
These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week includes the Everything is Terrible! Kidz Klub Tour coming to The Brattle, the arrival of the Somerville Theater’s John Travolta-Nicolas Cage series and reviews of “Studio 666,” “Lust Life Love” and “Gasoline Alley.”
Sunday sees two Lunar New Year celebrations, old traditions amplified with new symbolism
Though the Lunar New Year began Feb. 1, its celebration comes Sunday to Cambridge with a small Harvard Square street fair and a car parade from Boston that will stop at City Hall. Both are free, public events.
Shirey wanted songs in A.R.T.’s ‘Ocean Filibuster’ able to speak to the hearts of us apex predators
For the musical theater production “Ocean Filibuster,” composer Sxip Shirey crafts emotional equations that stem from grief over the environment and seek to correct the “total failure of a species.”
Is the latest ‘Chainsaw Massacre’ worth the time? ‘Rock Bottom Riser’ and ‘Dog’ are surer things
These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week include the latest pull at a “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and a putrid “Pursuit,” but also the devastating “Sundown,” delightfully weird “Strawberry Mansion” and feel-good “Dog.” The DocYard screens “Rock Bottom Riser” and there’s lots to look forward to at The Brattle and Somerville Theatre.
Tiki bar tapas at Wusong Road
Gone are the trés French accents of Les Sablons in Harvard Square, enter Wusong Road’s homey thatch and bamboo and its menu of Spam musubi, Dan Dan Ragu, tiki bar apps and cocktails and chicken and pork bao buns too cute not to eat.
