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The Kim family (Woo-sik Choi, Kang-ho Song, Hye-jin Jang, So-dam Park) in Bong Joon Ho’s "Parasite." (Courtesy NEON/CJ Entertainment)

Bong Joon Ho's Thriller 'Parasite' Rails Against Systemic Inequality Between Rich And Poor

This sly, Hitchcockian thriller seethes at a social structure that’s rigged to favor the rich and pit the poor against one another, fighting for scraps.

In 'Pain And Glory,' Pedro Almodóvar Tells A Tale Of An Aging Filmmaker Who Has Run Out Of Stories

Starring Antonio Banderas, the film tells the tale of an aging, ailing filmmaker who’s run out of stories to tell -- Almodóvar’s trek into semi-autobiographical territory.

Steven Soderbergh's 'The Laundromat' Walks Us Through The Panama Papers Scandal

Starring Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas and Meryl Streep, the film is a typical Soderbergh picture in that it’s a sardonically amusing story of economic malfeasance fixated on procedure, but it’s...

This One-Of-A-Kind Orchestra Is Trying To Reduce The Stigma Of Mental Health Diagnoses

Headquartered in Boston, Me2/ Orchestra is currently the world’s only known orchestra explicitly for people affected by mental health issues and addiction.

'A Monotonous Slog,' Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Pitilessly Chronicles The Embarrassments Of A Hapless Clown

The film -- which steals all sorts of scenes and story points from “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy” -- recounts the abuses heaped upon Joaquin Phoenix’s poor Arthur...

Diabolically Funny, Takashi Miike's 'First Love' Is A Wild Romp Through Asian Gangster Genre Tropes

A blast of pulp fiction from the mind-bogglingly prolific Takashi Miike, the film sends clichés careening into each other with a prankster’s perversity.

Trippy And Hypnotic, 'Monos' Delves Into The Mob Mentality Of A Group Of Child Soldiers

Director Alejandro Landes drops us in the middle of a bizarre situation with no explanation, and it takes some time to put together that we’re seeing some sort of paramilitary...

At The Boston Latino International Film Fest, 2 Documentaries Show College Students Changing History

Two short documentary films, screening as part of the Boston Latino International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, reveal what happens when college students feel history’s persistent divisions in the...

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Sep 23, 2019

Sylvester Stallone in "Rambo: Last Blood." (Courtesy Yana Blajeva)

'Rambo: Last Blood' Brings Our '80s Hero To The Trump Era Border Wall

In this film, the dullest in the series according to critic Sean Burns, the filmmaker reversed Rambo's entire iconography and made the insurgent indistinguishable from his oppressors.

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Sep 20, 2019

A still from writer-director Issa López's film “Tigers Are Not Afraid.” (Courtesy Shudder)

'Tigers Are Not Afraid' — A Bullet-Strewn Fairy Tale About The Orphans Of Cartel Violence

Writer-director Issa López’s film is a heightened, harrowing children’s adventure spiked with moments of pure terror, great sadness and pointed politics if you’re listening for them, says critic Sean Burns.

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Sep 18, 2019

Ann Savage and Tom Neal in "Detour" (1945), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. (Courtesy PhotoFest)

Paying Respect To A Disreputable Form, Harvard Film Archive Celebrates 'The B-Film'

The Harvard Film Archive’s upcoming retrospective “The B-Film: Low Budget Hollywood Cinema 1935-1959” aims to establish a canon of these largely unsung delights, paying respect to a disreputable form.

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Sep 11, 2019

An image from "Ian," one of the movies shown at DISORDER: The Rare Disease Film Festival (Courtesy)

This Film Festival Brings Doctors And Scientists Together To Learn About Rare Diseases

The festival founders wanted to bring the stories of families living with rare diseases to the people researching and developing new technologies to detect and treat rare disorders.

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Sep 10, 2019

A still from "The Last Trap Family." (Courtesy)

10 Films About Climate Change To See This Fall In New England

On the whole, these films bring levity to inexplicable situations and nuance to the layers of ecological grief, writes critic Erin Trahan.

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Sep 9, 2019

Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in "It Chapter Two." (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

'It Chapter Two' Is Both Skimpy And Overstuffed, But At Least It Has Bill Hader

The sequel picks up 27 years later with the Losers’ Club now in their 40s and home to relive their most harrowing, formative traumas, asking questions about the childhood scars...

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Sep 5, 2019

A still from Federico Fellini’s "La Dolce Vita." (Courtesy of the Brattle Theatre)

59 Years Later, Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita' Still Feels Fresh

The 1960 masterpiece maybe doesn’t feel up to date in its costumes or sexual politics, but more in its existential malaise and the seductiveness of a vapid celebrity culture gone...

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Aug 29, 2019

A still from Hari Sama's film "This is not Berlin." (Courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films)

From Proust To Priest, 'This Is Not Berlin' Follows Teenage Misfits In Adolescent Rebellion

Inspired by director Hari Sama’s own experiences growing up in a Mexico City suburb, the film is set in 1986 and focuses on two teenage misfits who find community in...

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Aug 28, 2019

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Rick Dalton in Quentin Tarantino's “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." (Courtesy Sony Pictures)

'Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood' Is A Fairy Tale America Doesn't Need Right Now

The ending of "Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood" plays like a Clint Eastwood celebration of violence, not like an "All Quiet on the Western Front" condemnation of it, writes...

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Aug 20, 2019

Cate Blanchett as Bernadette Fox in Richard Linklater’s "Where'd You Go, Bernadette." (Courtesy Wilson Webb/Annapurna Pictures)

Richard Linklater's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Is Full Of Talented People And Ideas That Never Quite Mesh

The film adaptation of Maria Semple’s 2012 bestselling novel premieres this weekend, starring Cate Blanchett as the title character, a mother who disappears on the eve of a family vacation...

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Aug 14, 2019

Viveik Kalra as Javed in "Blinded by the Light." (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

In Bruce Springsteen We Trust: 'Blinded By The Light' Preaches The Gospel Of The Boss

Director Gurinder Chadha’s film follows a second-generation Pakistani teen whose obsession with Bruce Springsteen helps him find his voice during the dark days of Thatcher’s England.

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Aug 13, 2019

Aisling Franciosi stars as Clare in Jennifer Kent's "The Nightingale." (Courtesy IFC Films)

Pitilessly Violent, Jennifer Kent's 'The Nightingale' Is A Revenge Western That Tackles Colonialism

Set in 1825 in a remote corner of Tasmania, the controversial film stars Aisling Franciosi as an Irish thief condemned to indentured servitude who goes on a quest for revenge...

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Aug 7, 2019

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Bong Joon Ho's Thriller 'Parasite' Rails Against Systemic Inequality Between Rich And Poor

In 'Pain And Glory,' Pedro Almodóvar Tells A Tale Of An Aging Filmmaker Who Has Run Out Of Stories

Steven Soderbergh's 'The Laundromat' Walks Us Through The Panama Papers Scandal

This One-Of-A-Kind Orchestra Is Trying To Reduce The Stigma Of Mental Health Diagnoses

'A Monotonous Slog,' Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Pitilessly Chronicles The Embarrassments Of A Hapless Clown

Diabolically Funny, Takashi Miike's 'First Love' Is A Wild Romp Through Asian Gangster Genre Tropes

Trippy And Hypnotic, 'Monos' Delves Into The Mob Mentality Of A Group Of Child Soldiers

At The Boston Latino International Film Fest, 2 Documentaries Show College Students Changing History

'Rambo: Last Blood' Brings Our '80s Hero To The Trump Era Border Wall

'Tigers Are Not Afraid' — A Bullet-Strewn Fairy Tale About The Orphans Of Cartel Violence

Paying Respect To A Disreputable Form, Harvard Film Archive Celebrates 'The B-Film'

This Film Festival Brings Doctors And Scientists Together To Learn About Rare Diseases

10 Films About Climate Change To See This Fall In New England

'It Chapter Two' Is Both Skimpy And Overstuffed, But At Least It Has Bill Hader

59 Years Later, Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita' Still Feels Fresh

From Proust To Priest, 'This Is Not Berlin' Follows Teenage Misfits In Adolescent Rebellion

'Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood' Is A Fairy Tale America Doesn't Need Right Now

Richard Linklater's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Is Full Of Talented People And Ideas That Never Quite Mesh

In Bruce Springsteen We Trust: 'Blinded By The Light' Preaches The Gospel Of The Boss

Pitilessly Violent, Jennifer Kent's 'The Nightingale' Is A Revenge Western That Tackles Colonialism