The critics have spoken-- and women ruled the Boston Society of Film Critics awards! "Little Women," much of it shot in and around Concord and Boston, topped the list of winners at the 39th installment of the BSFC awards, 2019. We gathered all day Sunday, December 15 to vote the best in 15 [...]
"I heard you paint houses." It's an ominous line uttered in the first hour of the film, and the title of Charles Brandt's best-selling biography of the "housepainter" who may have killed Jimmy Hoffa, on which the film is based. My father actually did paint houses, and died of a heart attack while doing so. [...]
No doubt you've seen my review of PARASITE, the most well-conceived, executed, and surprising movie out there now, but here's my take on a few more--worthy in whole, in part, or not at all... These films represent my wide-ranging interest in all kinds of movies, even as fewer and fewer of them are now playing [...]
It's all in the title: PARASITE, a meticulously calibrated, razor sharp masterpiece of humor, horror, and social commentary from Korean writer/director Bong Joon-Ho. "Parasite" which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2019-- and the first Korean film to win that honor--subverts all your expectations as it innocently works its way into your psyche. [...]
HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF THE FOX SEARCHLIGHT RELEASE: "JOJO RABBIT"! Thursday, October 24th at AMC Boston Common at 7:00 PM RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/JoJoRabbitBoston *Please note that this RSVP does not guarantee you a seat. Once you have RSVP’d, your name will be on a general admission list. Ticket pick-up will be at [...]
ENTER-TO-WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE FOX SEARCHLIGHT’S LUCY IN THE SKY AT AMC BOSTON COMMON CLICK HERE TO ENTER: https://tinyurl.com/LucyBoston *5 winners will be selected. Entries must be received by Wednesday OCTOBER 9! Entering your information does not guarantee you a ticket. Winners will receive their passes in the mail. *Passes Valid beginning [...]
AT LAST! The juvenile, CGI-infested, big screen parade of sequels and blockbuster money grabs masquerading as movies have released their chokehold on the marketplace-- and the real movie season has begun! FALL brings serious, smart, entertaining, varied, challenging adult fare to movie theaters and I look forward to stimulating viewing instead of sinking into a [...]
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD is easily THE film of the summer, the year thus far, and maybe the decade. It's a climactic showstopper of an achievement, Quentin Tarantino's avowed penultimate 9th movie, a full-to-bursting valentine to movie-making and movie stars, his native Los Angeles, and an industry mirroring the turbulence of a culture [...]
MUST SEE "THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING" a one time only screening event this Monday July 22 at 7:30 on over 800 screens across the US in a special Fathom event! TIX ONSALE HERE! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is required viewing for anyone who doubts gender discrimination still exists, in Hollywood and wherever Hollywood intersects with [...]
ENTER-TO-WIN TO SEE IFC's "RED JOAN" AT KENDALL SQUARE CINEMA CLICK HERE TO ENTER: https://tinyurl.com/RedJoan RED JOAN DIRECTED BY: Trevor Nunn STARRING: Judi Dench, Tom Hughes, Sophie Cookson, and Stephen Campbell Moore RELEASE DATE: April 26, 2019 (Boston) PLAYDATE THEATERS: AMC Boston Common, Kendall Square Cinema MPAA RATING: R RUNNING TIME: 110 Minutes SYNOPSIS: Joan [...]
