Film/TVThese Are A Few Of My Favorite Things On TV In 2018From pop-up videos and extended series to schoolgirls and hit women, critic-at-large Ed Siegel takes a look at the year on screen.The ARTeryDec 10, 2018'Five Fingers For Marseilles' Is A Well-Told Western Set In South AfricaCape Town native Michael Matthews crafts a craggy, gutbucket epic full of slightly silly, mythopoetic grandeur and a tart taste of regional politics.The ARTeryDec 7, 2018'Roma' Turns An Intimate Memory Story Into A Marvel Of A Movie“Roma” is a minimalist family melodrama overwhelmed by the gargantuan scale of an epic, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryDec 6, 2018A Meditation On Family, 'Shoplifters' Swipes At Your Heart“Shoplifters” is director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s toughest movie, and maybe his best, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryNov 30, 2018Why Michael Douglas Is Hosting His Beloved Box Office Bomb 'Wonder Boys' At The CoolidgeThe Hollywood legend is receiving the Coolidge's award this year. Strangely enough, he chose to join a screening of a film that flopped twice. But, critic Sean Burns argues why...The ARTeryNov 27, 201840 Years After It Was Filmed, Orson Welles' 'The Other Side Of The Wind' Is Here — And It's GreatThis knotty, abrasive and endlessly self-reflexive film turns out to have been worth waiting four decades for, a proper last will and testament from a reckless innovator and combustible talent,...The ARTeryNov 23, 2018'At Eternity’s Gate' Tells Vincent Van Gogh's Story In The Style Of The ArtistThe film tells the rare story about Vincent van Gogh as a painter and a craftsman rather than just a symbol, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryNov 21, 2018How An Italian Prog-Rock Band Laid The Integral Eeriness Of Horror Film 'Suspiria'The old “Suspiria,” starring Jessica Harper, plays one time at the Coolidge Corner Theater on Sunday, Nov. 25. Goblin will play live, accompanying the movie. The ARTeryNov 20, 2018With 'My Brilliant Friend,' TV Advances Its Case For A New Form Of BrillianceWith shows like HBO's hotly anticipated Elena Ferrante adaptation, a new form of brilliance is taking shape, one that evolves not just from conquering enemies, but also from cultivating relationships.The ARTeryNov 16, 2018'Ballad Of Buster Scruggs' Puts Coen Brothers Diverse Directorial Talents On DisplayThe collection of six Old West vignettes vary wildly in tone but are unified by the sardonic siblings’ peculiar brand of prankish existentialism, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryNov 16, 2018'Green Book' Paints A Smiley Face On Bigotry In The Jim Crow SouthIn the ignoble tradition of “Crash,” “The Blind Side” and “The Help,” here’s a movie that purports to explore racism in America while coddling fragile white viewers at the expense...The ARTeryNov 15, 20186 First-Person Docs To See At The 30th Boston Jewish Film FestivalAt their best, first-person documentaries lay bare the filmmaker’s motivations and emotional stakes. The results can yield refreshingly honest contemporary storytelling. Here's critic Erin Trahan's guide to ones to see...The ARTeryNov 6, 2018Frederick Wiseman Paints A Dry-Eyed Portrait Of Shrinking Small Town America In 'Monrovia, Indiana'A movie of vast, empty spaces and contemplative, drawn-out silences, it is perhaps best appreciated as a companion piece to the director’s bustling 2015 triumph “In Jackson Heights.”The ARTeryNov 2, 2018'Bohemian Rhapsody' Glosses Over Freddie Mercury's LifeThe film has been in the works for nearly a decade. It's not quite the warts-and-all story we hoped for, but it shows Freddie Mercury as both the cocky and...The ARTeryNov 1, 2018Heist Caper 'Museo' Teaches Us A Lot About The Value Our Society Ascribes To ObjectsDirector Alonso Ruizpalacios has fashioned a slippery meditation on questions of ownership, heritage and history as plunder.The ARTeryNov 1, 20188+ Docs With Local Ties To Keep On Your Election Day RadarSince our statewide run-up to midterms has lacked the drama of revolution, here’s a list of non-fiction viewing that reflects the commonwealth’s legacy of political involvement.The ARTeryOct 31, 2018A Landmark Of Indie Film, 'Wanda' Creates Space For EmpathyTo watch “Wanda” today is to be knocked over anew by the film’s unsettled emotional terrain, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryOct 25, 2018Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s' Is Underwhelming, But Not As Underwhelming As The Decade"Mid90s" is a film short on incident but long on carefully curated period details, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryOct 24, 2018The New 'Halloween' Slasher Movie Is Actually DecentJohn Carpenter’s unassuming, low-budget 1978 classic accidentally spawned a sea of knock-offs. But this year's effort sweeps the seven sequels aside and picks up four decades after that fateful night....The ARTeryOct 19, 20186 Trailblazing Women On-Screen At The Boston Palestine Film FestivalThe documentaries about their lives make clear that as women and girls, securing roles of public influence was neither easy nor impossible.The ARTeryOct 17, 2018Next Page
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things On TV In 2018From pop-up videos and extended series to schoolgirls and hit women, critic-at-large Ed Siegel takes a look at the year on screen.The ARTeryDec 10, 2018
'Five Fingers For Marseilles' Is A Well-Told Western Set In South AfricaCape Town native Michael Matthews crafts a craggy, gutbucket epic full of slightly silly, mythopoetic grandeur and a tart taste of regional politics.The ARTeryDec 7, 2018
'Roma' Turns An Intimate Memory Story Into A Marvel Of A Movie“Roma” is a minimalist family melodrama overwhelmed by the gargantuan scale of an epic, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryDec 6, 2018
A Meditation On Family, 'Shoplifters' Swipes At Your Heart“Shoplifters” is director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s toughest movie, and maybe his best, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryNov 30, 2018
Why Michael Douglas Is Hosting His Beloved Box Office Bomb 'Wonder Boys' At The CoolidgeThe Hollywood legend is receiving the Coolidge's award this year. Strangely enough, he chose to join a screening of a film that flopped twice. But, critic Sean Burns argues why...The ARTeryNov 27, 2018
40 Years After It Was Filmed, Orson Welles' 'The Other Side Of The Wind' Is Here — And It's GreatThis knotty, abrasive and endlessly self-reflexive film turns out to have been worth waiting four decades for, a proper last will and testament from a reckless innovator and combustible talent,...The ARTeryNov 23, 2018
'At Eternity’s Gate' Tells Vincent Van Gogh's Story In The Style Of The ArtistThe film tells the rare story about Vincent van Gogh as a painter and a craftsman rather than just a symbol, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryNov 21, 2018
How An Italian Prog-Rock Band Laid The Integral Eeriness Of Horror Film 'Suspiria'The old “Suspiria,” starring Jessica Harper, plays one time at the Coolidge Corner Theater on Sunday, Nov. 25. Goblin will play live, accompanying the movie. The ARTeryNov 20, 2018
With 'My Brilliant Friend,' TV Advances Its Case For A New Form Of BrillianceWith shows like HBO's hotly anticipated Elena Ferrante adaptation, a new form of brilliance is taking shape, one that evolves not just from conquering enemies, but also from cultivating relationships.The ARTeryNov 16, 2018
'Ballad Of Buster Scruggs' Puts Coen Brothers Diverse Directorial Talents On DisplayThe collection of six Old West vignettes vary wildly in tone but are unified by the sardonic siblings’ peculiar brand of prankish existentialism, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryNov 16, 2018
'Green Book' Paints A Smiley Face On Bigotry In The Jim Crow SouthIn the ignoble tradition of “Crash,” “The Blind Side” and “The Help,” here’s a movie that purports to explore racism in America while coddling fragile white viewers at the expense...The ARTeryNov 15, 2018
6 First-Person Docs To See At The 30th Boston Jewish Film FestivalAt their best, first-person documentaries lay bare the filmmaker’s motivations and emotional stakes. The results can yield refreshingly honest contemporary storytelling. Here's critic Erin Trahan's guide to ones to see...The ARTeryNov 6, 2018
Frederick Wiseman Paints A Dry-Eyed Portrait Of Shrinking Small Town America In 'Monrovia, Indiana'A movie of vast, empty spaces and contemplative, drawn-out silences, it is perhaps best appreciated as a companion piece to the director’s bustling 2015 triumph “In Jackson Heights.”The ARTeryNov 2, 2018
'Bohemian Rhapsody' Glosses Over Freddie Mercury's LifeThe film has been in the works for nearly a decade. It's not quite the warts-and-all story we hoped for, but it shows Freddie Mercury as both the cocky and...The ARTeryNov 1, 2018
Heist Caper 'Museo' Teaches Us A Lot About The Value Our Society Ascribes To ObjectsDirector Alonso Ruizpalacios has fashioned a slippery meditation on questions of ownership, heritage and history as plunder.The ARTeryNov 1, 2018
8+ Docs With Local Ties To Keep On Your Election Day RadarSince our statewide run-up to midterms has lacked the drama of revolution, here’s a list of non-fiction viewing that reflects the commonwealth’s legacy of political involvement.The ARTeryOct 31, 2018
A Landmark Of Indie Film, 'Wanda' Creates Space For EmpathyTo watch “Wanda” today is to be knocked over anew by the film’s unsettled emotional terrain, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryOct 25, 2018
Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s' Is Underwhelming, But Not As Underwhelming As The Decade"Mid90s" is a film short on incident but long on carefully curated period details, writes critic Sean Burns. The ARTeryOct 24, 2018
The New 'Halloween' Slasher Movie Is Actually DecentJohn Carpenter’s unassuming, low-budget 1978 classic accidentally spawned a sea of knock-offs. But this year's effort sweeps the seven sequels aside and picks up four decades after that fateful night....The ARTeryOct 19, 2018
6 Trailblazing Women On-Screen At The Boston Palestine Film FestivalThe documentaries about their lives make clear that as women and girls, securing roles of public influence was neither easy nor impossible.The ARTeryOct 17, 2018
