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One of the great playwrights of the 20th century, the drama of Tom Stoppard reflected a distinctive talent -- he wrote to entertain, but with intellectual rigor.
Both Stereophonic and Babemake compelling drama out of the volatile world of pop music-making.
Isaac Butler's stories about The Method's effect on American film acting are insightful, particularly when he recounts how actors could be either inspired or angered when they embraced it.
In dealing with the turmoil of 'real' life, the art of illusion found in cinemas, theaters, and museums will help us regain a sense of who we are as communal beings.
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About the post-Reagan era, Boston Phoenix and Boston After Dark editor, Arnie Reisman, observes: "Everything went to sleep, and while we were sleeping, the Republican Party grew six more hea…
Despite some glimmers of hope, By the Grace of God will not be an easy film for anyone -- for loyal believers, for those disillusioned by the church, for anyone who has suffered from abuse.
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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is nothing if not provocative fodder for a cinematic niche: the animated feature sheds intriguing light on one of the major film directors of the 20…
As Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger is in a movie that doesn't match her fine performance.
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Why has Downton Abbey, the film and the series, been so successful? We are given a romanticized version of essential 'Britishness,' a nostalgic version of the class system.
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The Nightingale delivers an indelible vision of inhumanity perpetuated by colonialism and white privilege.
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Under the Silver Lake would be infuriating were its Charlie Kaufman-inspired adventures not so entertaining.
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This is a perfect guilty pleasure, an old fashion B-movie without a franchise, explosions, overly recognizable actors, or exhausting mano a mano violence.
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Finding independent films that may or may not receive wider distribution, as well as talking to filmmakers anxious to answer questions about their work, are great reasons to travel to the P…
The Dead Don't Die is a satiric trifle, but a cleverly amusing one.
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This screening of Carl Dreyer's classic film will offer some exceptional, and exciting, musical strengths.
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In Photograph, embracing your roots can nurture love -- in very unexpected ways.
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The Chaperone plays like a sanitized look at female independence and love for the prudish over-50s crowd.
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Us is a comic-horror allegory about the revolution of the underclass.
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When you play music onstage with someone over the decades you know what they're thinking with a single glance.
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Climax may be the director's most fully realized attempt so far to suggest a state of madness onscreen.
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Despite the soap opera details, Everybody Knows never becomes implausible.
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The Favourite may be a raucous historical lampoon -- but it is a timely one.
Border memorably skims the border between reality and the supernatural, respecting the irreconcilable division between the civilized and the perverse.
What is distinctive about Jane Gillooly's superb documentary is its patient unfolding of the history of discrimination in a specific area.
These are not stodgy actresses, but a diverse of group of women proffering salty temperaments, glowing façades, and the exquisite articulation that reflects decades on the stage.
