Victoria is currently out in limited release. I remember last year when Birdman premiered at the Venice Film Festival. No, I wasn’t there (I’m not nearly that successful or fancy), but thanks to this handy thing known as the internet, the Oscar buzz pretty much started instantly.
The Second Mother opens at Kendall Square on September 18. We are approaching that time of year when all of the studios start to dole out their “best” films of the year. Yes, that strange time when film critics are afforded the tiniest amount of power (in all honesty that is mostly in our own heads) …
The Tribe opens in Boston on July 24 at the Brattle Theatre A lot is often made of the propensity for films to surprise us. The idea of the reveal is something inherent to the lifeblood of cinema, for what greater unveiling is there than the slow pulling back of curtains from over a screen. But …
Human Capital opens in Boston exclusively at the Kendall Square Cinema on February 13th. I remember in high school, being instructed by one of my teachers that a strong thesis statement should close out my introduction. The teacher expounded on the need for this succinct and clear thesis statement that is introduced to the reader before a …
It Was You Charlie is now available on iTunes. The short film seems like something of a right of passage for many filmmakers. Film school is littered with the reels of shorts of varying pretension and it is a learning process for the filmmaker to determine how best to construct and communicate his story. That …
Frank opens in limited release August 22nd. Check your local listings for showtimes. No, the pictures are not a joke. The Frank of the film’s title is in fact a man who spends his life wearing a large fiberglass head. In its very concept, it is as if the film is proudly waving its freak …