A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Valentine’s R&B show to Hasty Pudding
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Valentine’s Day comes out swinging with an R&B concert and cypher, The Hasty Pudding Theatricals premieres its 174th show, there’s cabaret and drag, readings of novels and poetry, an Après Cambridge outdoor party and much more.
In repertory: ‘Within Our Gates,’ ‘Smooth Talk’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket’; We review ‘Skinamarink’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a start to Black History Month offerings with Oscar Micheaux’s “Within Our Gates” (1920) as well as a Harvard Film Archive focus on Joyce Chopra and her 1985 “Smooth Talk.” We review the eerie “Skinamarink” as well.
Duck brunch tacos at Vincent’s
Vincent’s, a Kendall Square space that evolved from Café Du Pays during the Covid lockdown, could be summed up as Southern barbecue meets south of the border.
In repertory: Rian Johnson, Kubrick and Tanaka; We review ‘Beauty and Bloodshed,’ ‘Holy Spider’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include some of the best from 2022, look at the works of directors Rian Johnson, Stanley Kubrick and Kinuyo Tanaka, and review new fare such as the doc “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” and true-crime flick “Holy Spider.”
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Jan. 16-22, including questions around a shooting by police
Public meetings this week look at police department protocols, processes and training that might have led to a resident’s death; cannabis sellers; the Volpe parcel in Kendall Square; public school art; charter changes around budgeting; and more.
In repertory: ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ best of ’22; And we review new ‘Living’ and ‘The Old Way’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include some of the best (and biggest) from 2022 (including “Nope”), old classics (including “A Clockwork Orange”), new offerings (including “Living,” starring Bill Nighy) and an annual festival honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Coretta Scott King, mind control, Celtic music
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, an MLK tradition in East Cambridge adds Coretta Scott King to the mix, an MIT event examines some scary stuff, the Boston Celtic Music Fest returns for its 20th year and much, much more.
‘How to Rob,’ ‘Veronique’ screen in repertory, and we review ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ and ‘M3gan’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Brattle runs of Yamamoto, Maddin and Kieślowski, Kendall Square runs of Kubrick and a Somerville event with Peter Horgan, director of “How to Rob.” We review the new “The Pale Blue Eye” on Netflix and the scream “M3gan” too.
‘Women Talking’: Impressive cast elevates hideous crime into a debate about freedom
Sarah Polley’s ambitious adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel is a poignant contemplation about women, their systemic subjugation and ultimately the union of sisterhood that enables them to stand and fight male oppression – which in this case packs a heinous, criminal twist.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a drag Candyland to the Italian Baroque
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the new year starts with poetry and comedy, brings singing, smut and serious literature, art and poetry, and ends with drag and a dive into Italian culture – music of its baroque period and a visit from La Befana for Epiphany Eve.
