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Nan Goldin in Boston in 1970. (Courtesy NEON)

Nan Goldin inspires audiences to consider decency in new documentary about the photographer

Director Laura Poitras' "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” examines Nan Goldin's art and activism, and is very much a picture preoccupied with what those in power would rather sweep...

Arts & Culture

Dec 9, 2022

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache (Alfred Molina) in "Three Pines." (Courtesy Laurent Guerin)

Find your way to Louise Penny by land, book or new ‘Three Pines’ series

When I learned about “Three Pines” from Louise Penny’s monthly newsletter, I knew I’d watch every minute.

Arts & Culture

Dec 2, 2022

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Nathalie Boutefeu as Sophia Tolstoy in "A Couple." (Courtesy Zipporah Films)

Frederick Wiseman's 'A Couple' is a beautiful hour-long monologue culled from the Tolstoy's letters

Culled from letters, diaries and the historical record, "A Couple" is an hour-long monologue delivered direct to camera chronicling the ups and downs (mostly the downs) of Sophia Tolstoy's tempestuous...

Arts & Culture

Dec 1, 2022

Daniel Craig reprises his role as detective Benoit Blanc in "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery." (Courtesy Netflix)

'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' is a rare sequel, funnier than the first

Daniel Craig joins a new cast of characters as he reprises his role as Benoit Blanc in the "Knives Out" sequel, which stands entirely alone from the first film, and...

Arts & Culture

Nov 21, 2022

Luisa Quispe in "Utama." (Courtesy Kino Lorber)

Film 'Utama' is an arduous, authentic journey toward climate devastation

Our impending climate catastrophe colors every action in writer-director Alejandro Loayza Grisi's feature debut. The "Sundance prize-winning Bolivian llama farmer movie about climate change" screens this weekend at the Brattle...

Arts & Culture

Nov 17, 2022

Left, the cover of Quentin Tarantino's first nonfiction book, "Cinema Speculation." (Courtesy Harper Collins) Right, Quentin Tarantino attends the close encounter red carpet during the 16th Rome Film Fest 2021. (Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)

A film critic reflects on Quentin Tarantino's film reflections

The director's book "Cinema Speculation" is basically "everything you’d hoped for and everything you’d feared from a book of movie reviews by the former video store clerk who grew up...

Arts & Culture

Nov 16, 2022

Brooke Adams and Donald Sutherland in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." (Courtesy Photofest)

Harvard Film Archive spotlights the resilient vulnerability of Brooke Adams

The forthcoming film series, "Brooke Adams: Radiance in Plain Sight," reveals the actor's relatability in five roles between 1978 and 1992.

Arts & Culture

Nov 9, 2022

Angela Bassett in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." (Courtesy Marvel Studios)

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is a joyless sequel, unable to recover from the real-life loss of its star

Writer-director Ryan Coogler’s film unspools under a cloud, downcast and joyless, says film critic Sean Burns. It’s a dutiful, mirthless movie derailed by the loss of Chadwick Boseman from which...

Arts & Culture

Nov 8, 2022

Still from "Lady from Shanghai." (Courtesy The Brattle)

Duplicitous dames and doomed detectives return to the screen for 'Noirvember'

Throughout November, the Coolidge Corner and Brattle Theatres are screening classics from film noir and offering educational programming on the genre's role in the history of cinema.

Arts & Culture

Nov 4, 2022

Still image from 'Remember This' film Photo/Jeff Hutchens

Boston Jewish Film Festival returns to theaters with new leadership, celebrity guests and a prismatic program

While Boston Jewish Film festivals never shy from tough subject matter, new artistic director Lisa Gossels says she also looked for films that entertain.

Arts & Culture

Oct 28, 2022

(L to R) Anne Hathaway stars as Esther Graff and Jeremy Strong stars as Irving Graff in director James Gray's ARMAGEDDON TIME, a Focus Features release. Courtesy of Anne Joyce/Focus Features

IFFBoston Fall Focus will feature more films by women than by men for first time in its history. Here's what to see

For the first time in the series' history, the majority of the films screening at IFFBoston Fall Focus were directed by women.

Arts & Culture

Oct 25, 2022

Kyra Schon in "Night of the Living Dead." (Courtesy Photofest)

An incomplete but completely terrifying list of local theaters' classic horror screenings

It’s the time of year when everyone loves to stay home and watch their favorite scary movies. But let’s face it, they’re always better with a crowd. There are more...

Arts & Culture

Oct 24, 2022

Still from "Ticket To Paradise." (Courtesy Universal Pictures)

'Ticket to Paradise' takes audiences on an OK trip with dear old friends

This is George Clooney and Julia Roberts' fifth film together, and it coasts almost entirely on the charisma of its superstar leads and the massive amount of affection we in...

Arts & Culture

Oct 20, 2022

Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's "TÁR." (Courtesy Focus Features)

In 'TÁR,' Cate Blanchett portrays a genius conductor who's off tempo in a changing world

Todd Field's film is complicated and difficult. Much like its protagonist, says film critic Sean Burns.

Arts & Culture

Oct 12, 2022

Still from "Breathless." (Courtesy Rialto Pictures/StudioCanal)

Coolidge Corner and Brattle Theatres revisit the late Jean-Luc Godard

When he died last month at the age of 91, critics were quick to eulogize Jean-Luc Godard as film’s Pablo Picasso or cinema’s James Joyce. The Coolidge Corner and Brattle...

Arts & Culture

Oct 10, 2022

Left to right: Anya Taylor-Joy as Libby, Rami Malek as Tom, Christian Bale as Burt, Robert De Niro as Gil, and Margot Robbie as Valerie "Amsterdam." (Courtesy Merie Weismiller Wallace)

David O. Russell's star-studded 'Amsterdam' is a Prohibition-era farce

Starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, among others, the film is about the Jan. 6 riot and how often throughout history the wealthy have encouraged the U.S. to...

Arts & Culture

Oct 6, 2022

Still from Andrew Dominik's "Blonde." (Courtesy Netflix)

Marilyn Monroe biopic 'Blonde' is a 166-minute death knell of dehumanization

Based on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, director Andrew Dominik’s film for Netflix is a mostly fictionalized meditation on the idea of Monroe. "It’s a horror movie about objectification,...

Arts & Culture

Sep 27, 2022

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in "Don't Worry Darling." (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

Gossip and 'Spitgate' can't save the very boring 'Don't Worry Darling'

Handsomely mounted and hollow, director Olivia Wilde's sophomore film stars the ferociously talented Florence Pugh as a happy housewife in an ersatz 1950s suburban utopia somewhere way out in the...

Arts & Culture

Sep 22, 2022

Still from Brett Morgen's "Moonage Daydream." (Courtesy NEON)

'Moonage Daydream' is a swirling, maximalist mosaic of Bowie's alter egos

Director Brett Morgen's film is about the many alter egos and incarnations of the Bowie persona as invented by a dazzlingly creative boy from postwar Brixton who changed rock music...

Arts & Culture

Sep 15, 2022

Still from Alejandro Loayza Grisi's "Utama." (Courtesy CineFest Latino)

8 New England film festivals to check out this fall

This fall marks several significant transitions in New England's film exhibition scene, as many return after scaled-back pandemic programming. Film critic Erin Trahan recommends the must-see screenings of the season.

Arts & Culture

Sep 13, 2022