Tom Meek
Contributor, The ARTery
Tom Meek is a writer living in Cambridge. His reviews, essays, short stories and articles have appeared in The Boston Phoenix, The Boston Globe, The Rumpus, Cambridge Day, Charleston City Paper and SLAB literary journal. Tom is also a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics and rides his bike everywhere.
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7 Films To See At The Woods Hole Film Festival This Year
The 27th Woods Hole Film Festival boasts nearly 50 feature length films and over 100 shorts from filmmakers both local (Falmouth to Fitchburg) and afar (Afghanistan and Australia).

'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Frames Mr. Rogers As A Man On A Mission
For folks who believed Mr. Rogers was an Ozzie and Harriet holdover in his stodgy cardigans and penny loafers, Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville informs us otherwise.

What Artist M.C. Escher And Filmmaker Christopher Nolan Have In Common
The Museum of Fine Arts is presenting a retrospective of Christopher Nolan's work alongside an exhibition of the mind-boggling graphic work of M.C. Escher.

'The Peacemaker' Shows Another Side Of A Cambridge Pub Owner
The film chronicles a man on a mission, Padraig O'Malley, but ultimately resolves into a portrait of a complex, yet resolute soul.

The Best And Worst Moments From This Year's Academy Awards
Our critics take a first look at what happened during the 90th annual Academy Awards Sunday night.
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A Pioneer Of The French New Wave, Filmmaker Agnès Varda's Career Spans The Playful And Pointed
The filmmaker, whose "Faces Places" is up for an Oscar this year, was selected for to give a Norton Lecture at Harvard this month.

The Best Movies Of 2017
"Lady Bird," "The Florida Project," "Three Billboards Outside Of Ebbing, Missouri" and "Phantom Thread" are among our critics most talked about films.

6 Films To Celebrate French Noir Master Jean-Pierre Melville's Centennial At The MFA
If you’re unfamiliar with the name, Melville minted chic, noir-ish gangster flicks that have been widely cited for their influence and echoed in the hip, popular works of Quentin Tarantino,...

Boston Film Critic Head Explains Solidarity With LA Peers After Disney's Strike Against Press
Boston Society of Film Critics President Tom Meek explains how the organization decided to respond to Disney's ban of Los Angeles Times critics.

'Killing Of A Sacred Deer' Dismantles A Guilty Soul
Director Yorgos Lanthimos, who rendered a dry, dystopian vision of the near-future with “The Lobster,” brews up a waking suburban nightmare that’s equally perverse and haunting.