Film/TV'Toy Story 4' Doesn't Live Up To Its Groundbreaking FranchiseThe film rather haphazardly follows Woody, Buzz and the gang as they adjust to life with their new owner, Bonnie, and a toy of her own creation, Forky.The ARTery8 hours agoHow I Learned To Surrender And Love 'Titanic'After more than a decade spent mocking the film and its fans, film critic Sean Burns decided to give the movie another shot when it was re-released in IMAX 3D...The ARTeryJun 19, 2019Roxbury International Film Fest Puts Boston’s Green Book Sites On The MapThe film fest is screening the documentary “The Green Book: Guide To Freedom,” which explores sites that were a safe haven during a segregated era. 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The ARTeryMay 31, 201913 Years After The Series Was Canceled, 'Deadwood: The Movie' Is Finally HereThe fact that “Deadwood: The Movie” even exists at all is something of a logistical miracle. That it turned out to be this terrific is cause for celebration, writes critic...The ARTeryMay 30, 2019In A Fitting Mid-Career Tribute, Boston Society Of Film Critics Honor Director Debra GranikThe award honors the "Leave No Trace" director as a "maverick" filmmaker who demonstrates deep regard for humanity. 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Who is getting the credit? Who has historically been powerless or powerful? Those are the questions I’m drawn to," says," 'Salt Fat Acid Heat' star Samin...The ARTeryApr 26, 2019Next Page
'Toy Story 4' Doesn't Live Up To Its Groundbreaking FranchiseThe film rather haphazardly follows Woody, Buzz and the gang as they adjust to life with their new owner, Bonnie, and a toy of her own creation, Forky.The ARTery8 hours ago
How I Learned To Surrender And Love 'Titanic'After more than a decade spent mocking the film and its fans, film critic Sean Burns decided to give the movie another shot when it was re-released in IMAX 3D...The ARTeryJun 19, 2019
Roxbury International Film Fest Puts Boston’s Green Book Sites On The MapThe film fest is screening the documentary “The Green Book: Guide To Freedom,” which explores sites that were a safe haven during a segregated era. The ARTeryJun 18, 2019
Jim Jarmusch's Zombie Film 'The Dead Don't Die' Is A Sour, Lackadaisical Genre RiffBoasting one of the coolest casts ever assembled, the film feels like one of those Adam Sandler vacation projects that were made primarily as pretenses for a bunch of buddies...The ARTeryJun 12, 2019
New Toni Morrison Documentary Opens Roxbury International Film Festival With Gravity And GraceIn the film, a young Toni Morrison (born Chloe Wofford) gives way to an older Morrison until today’s 88-year-old remains, her gaze inviting in anyone paying attention.The ARTeryJun 12, 2019
'Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese' Is A Raucous And Wildly Entertaining CollageSitting for his first on-camera interview in over a decade, the 78-year-old, newly-minted Nobel laureate smirks, snickers and deadpans his way through fanciful recollections of his 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue.The ARTeryJun 11, 2019
At The Brattle, 3 Days Of Celebration For Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s 35-Year CareerIn preparation of Jarmusch’s upcoming, star-studded zombie movie “The Dead Don’t Die,” the Brattle is showcasing films such as “Stranger Than Paradise” and “Broken Flowers.”The ARTeryJun 3, 2019
'Rocketman' Brings Elton John Pizzazz To The Rock 'N' Roll Narrative“Rocketman” is a magical mystery (and misery) tour through the heights and depths of rock 'n' roll superstardom in the '70s and '80s, writes critic Jim Sullivan. The ARTeryMay 31, 2019
13 Years After The Series Was Canceled, 'Deadwood: The Movie' Is Finally HereThe fact that “Deadwood: The Movie” even exists at all is something of a logistical miracle. That it turned out to be this terrific is cause for celebration, writes critic...The ARTeryMay 30, 2019
In A Fitting Mid-Career Tribute, Boston Society Of Film Critics Honor Director Debra GranikThe award honors the "Leave No Trace" director as a "maverick" filmmaker who demonstrates deep regard for humanity. The ARTeryMay 29, 2019
Prince And The Stains Rock Boston, Bringing The 1980s To The Screen AgainIn a strange accident of timing, two seminal rock ‘n’ roll films -- “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains” and “Purple Rain” -- are screening this Thursday night on opposite...The ARTeryMay 27, 2019
State Legislators Could Provide More Arts Funding, But With Eyebrow-Raising RestrictionsAt stake is whether the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) can use state money for travel costs and continue to provide grants for individual artists -- longtime recipients of the agency's...The ARTeryMay 22, 2019
'Babylon' Is Getting Its American Release 39 Years Late — And The Racial Tensions It Portrays Are Still Sadly RelevantThe film’s original 1980 U.S. release was scuttled for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension.” Now, it’s been beautifully restored and is finally making the rounds stateside.The ARTeryMay 20, 2019
Director Olivier Assayas' 'Non-Fiction' Is An Old-Fashioned, Fleet-Footed Bedroom FarceWith its intense conversations about art and culture in cafes over wine and cheese while everybody’s smoking cigarettes and secretly sleeping with each other, the film sometimes feels like the...The ARTeryMay 16, 2019
Back On The Screen, 'Between The Lines' Explores The Waning Days Of A Boston Alt-WeeklyThe Brattle Theatre is screening a spiffy new 2K restoration of the deceptively breezy 1977 film, which had previously been out of circulation for years.The ARTeryMay 15, 2019
'Rafiki' Is An Afro Bubble Gum Film About 2 Women Falling In Love Where It's IllegalDaughters of rival politicians find themselves drawn to one another across wide class and social divides -- a tomboy and a princess stealing secret kisses in an abandoned old van...The ARTeryMay 10, 2019
'Her Smell' Will End Your Remaining Romantic Notions About Rock Star MisbehaviorAs played by Elisabeth Moss in a go-for-broke performance that leaves her guts smeared all over the floor, Becky’s a panicked, unbelievably unpleasant star in decline, burning bridges until she...The ARTeryMay 1, 2019
Flawed And Nuanced, John Singleton's Films Immortalized A Generation Of BlacknessFrom “Boyz n the Hood” to “Baby Boy” to “Rosewood,” Singleton captured singular angles of Black life and canonized them, writes Arielle Gray.The ARTeryApr 30, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Superhero Origin Story Shines In 'Knock Down The House'These filmmakers had the good fortune to start following the nascent superstar before her name was even on the ballot, with apparently unfettered access to every step in the ascension...The ARTeryApr 29, 2019
The Powerful Whimsy Of 'Salt Fat Acid Heat' Star Samin Nosrat“Who is profiting here? Who is getting the credit? Who has historically been powerless or powerful? Those are the questions I’m drawn to," says," 'Salt Fat Acid Heat' star Samin...The ARTeryApr 26, 2019
