Guardians of the Galaxy opens in theaters nationwide today, August 1. Check your local listings for showtimes. As soon as Iron Man was getting us excited about the prospect of what comic book movies could be, our hopes were somewhat dashed with Iron Man 2. It wasn’t really until The Avengers that we saw just …
Lucy opens in theaters nationwide today, July 25. Check your local listings for showtimes. There was a time when cinephiles could actually get excited for the latest Luc Besson film. No, no, not one of the many films the guy is credited for writing, or the even more he produces. I am talking about those …
Borgman opens in Boston today, July 18. Check your local listings for showtimes. Often when you find a really great film, it’s something that you want to revisit. You look forward to going back into that masterfully crafted other world to scavenge for gems that you casually passed by the first time. Drafthouse Films, the film distribution …
I was a huge fan of Rupert Wyatt’s 2011 film, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” He successfully restarted a franchise that had been lying dormant since Burton’s laughably awful “reimagining” in 2001 of the original film franchise. Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” explores the origins of the super-smart primates, the …
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz opens in limited release on Friday, June 27. Check your local listings for showtimes. I use the internet every day for most of the hours that I am awake. If you were to take the internet away from me tomorrow, I would be lost and just …
Note: This film was reviewed in 2013 at its premiere at IFFBoston. I’m not a fan of found footage movies. In fact, since “The Blair Witch Project,” the only other found footage film I’ve enjoyed was “Cloverfield.” Then along came “Willow Creek,” Bobcat Goldthwait’s latest film, which is certainly a successful departure from his past …
“Godzilla,” arguably the first movie of what’s looking like an overall questionable summer movie season, was my first anticipated movie for the summer. Ever since the buzz started with its 2012 Comic-Con reveal and the excellent, epic-looking trailers, I was psyched for this release. So, onto my completely spoiler free review.
Chef expands to theaters in Boston today, May 16. Check your local listings for showtimes. Our obsession with celebrity isn’t as fresh as the media often portrays it to be. We have been vociferously consuming the strangers that grace our screens for ages. We raise them on pedestals and they lived in a realm so …
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself airs Friday, May 16, on PBS’ American Masters series. Check local listings for times. The allure of celebrity is the unknown. We imagine their lives to be filled with so much more than our own, luxurious extras and experiences that can only be had by the select. Our curiosity captivates …
Neighbors opens in theaters nationwide today, May 9. Check your local listings for showtimes. My parents were pretty strict when it came to abiding by the MPAA rating system. Many of my friends hustled off to see whatever new releases flooded the mall’s multiplex, while I sat quietly cursing that judgmental R. This limitation forced …