Film/TV

Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci and Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in "House of Gucci." (Courtesy Fabio Lovino/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.)

Gaudily entertaining 'House of Gucci' follows the fashionista family's public implosion

Directed by Ridley Scott, the film is a web of backstabbing and betrayal that ultimately resulted in the multimillion-dollar company’s heir (played by Adam Driver) being gunned down in the...

Middle school punks and faithful astronauts screen at this year’s family film fests

Between the hybrid Boston International Kids Film Festival and the virtual Boston Jewish Film Festival, both running through Nov. 21, families have a lot of independent movie options to see.

Hothouse psychodrama 'The Power of the Dog' analyzes personas and performative masculinity

Director Jane Campion’s adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons as cattle ranching brothers in 1925 Montana, but the film blossoms into something far stranger...

Arts & Culture

Nov 16, 2021

A still from "Bounty." (Courtesy Upstander Project)

Documentary 'Bounty' confronts colonial death warrants against Indigenous people

The nine-minute film takes place in Boston’s Old State House, where in 1755, colonial settlers signed the declaration of a cash reward, in descending value, for the scalps of Penobscot...

Arts & Culture

Nov 15, 2021

Stills from the films "Possession" (top) and "Arrebato." (Courtesy Brattle Theatre)

At the Brattle, abstract cult films 'Possession' and 'Arrebato' are returning to the screen

Both films have amassed an ardent following on the midnight and bootleg circuits in the 40 years since they first premiered. And according to film critic Sean Burns, “you think...

Arts & Culture

Nov 11, 2021

Cast and crew of Alyssa Lara’s BFA thesis film, A Memory Play. Lara and her team made the film using sustainable guidelines. (Courtesy Emerson College)

Can Massachusetts become a destination for green film production?

Some leaders in the state’s film industry see a chance to lower the field’s carbon emissions, grow the green economy and even position Massachusetts as a leader in green film...

Arts & Culture

Nov 9, 2021

Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in "Spencer." (Courtesy Pablo Larraín)

Starring Kristen Stewart, biopic 'Spencer' conveys little about the life of Princess Diana

Directed by Pablo Larraín, the film is “more concerned with claustrophobia and the despair of a woman sometimes literally sewn into the bondage of oppressive, old traditions,” writes film critic...

Arts & Culture

Nov 4, 2021

Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in the 1946 film "The Big Sleep." (Courtesy the Brattle Theatre)

The Brattle and Coolidge Corner celebrate femme fatales and doomed detectives with 'Noirvember' film series

“These next few weeks are an embarrassment of riches,” writes film critic Sean Burns, with a total of 20 terrific noirs screening between the two cinemas.

Arts & Culture

Nov 1, 2021

Bobcat Goldthwait (foreground) and Dana Gould in a still from the documentary "Joy Ride." (Courtesy Gravitas Ventures)

Comedians Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould find common ground in documentary 'Joy Ride'

Directed by Goldthwait, the film chronicles a comedy tour he and Gould undertook in 2019, one that almost ended before it began thanks to a car crash on the way...

Arts & Culture

Oct 28, 2021

Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet in "Dune." (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures)

Sprawling epic 'Dune' is made for the big screen

You don’t watch “Dune” so much as you surrender to it, says film critic Sean Burns.

Arts & Culture

Oct 21, 2021

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

This year’s lineup of fiction, non-fiction, and short format films at the Boston Asian American Film Festival capture “a wide range and diversity at the core of who the film...

Arts & Culture

Oct 20, 2021

A still from director Mike Mills film "C'mon C'mon." (Courtesy A24)

IFFBoston Fall Focus film series returns with a diverse and enticing lineup

This year’s fall series features 11 films covering topics from Princess Diana to memories of the Emerald Isle and an imaginary Parisian magazine.

Arts & Culture

Oct 19, 2021

Julia Child holding a tart. (Courtesy Jim Scherer/Sony Pictures Classics)

An imperfect icon, Julia Child returns to the screen in new documentary

Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen sweepingly present the chef’s formative life and influence, largely through the lens of family and friends in documentary “Julia.”

Local Coverage

Oct 13, 2021

Daniel Craig as James Bond in "No Time to Die." (Courtesy Nicola Dova/MGM)

Daniel Craig returns for one last 007 adventure in 'No Time to Die'

"Conceived as a farewell tour for Craig...the movie attempts to tie up all sorts of dangling plot threads from the previous four pictures that should never have been serialized in...

Local Coverage

Oct 7, 2021

The all-female rock band Fanny made five albums between 1970 and 1975. A new documentary about the band opens at the Boston Women's Film Festival. (Courtesy Linda Wolf)

Forgotten rock legend ‘Fanny’ takes the Boston Women’s Film Festival stage

With the new documentary, “Fanny: The Right to Rock,” director Bobbi Jo Hart says she hopes to set the record right and put Fanny -- and a recent reunion album...

Local Coverage

Oct 6, 2021

Matt Amodio after his 33rd consecutive "Jeopardy!" win. (Courtesy Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)

Who is Matt Amodio? The 'Jeopardy!' contestant shares his thoughts on his winning streak

With 33 straight wins, Amodio is now second on the “Jeopardy!” All-Time Consecutive Win list behind Ken Jennings.

Local Coverage

Oct 4, 2021

Michael Gandolfini and Alessandro Nivola in "The Many Saints of Newark." (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

'Sopranos' Prequel 'The Many Saints Of Newark' Is An Anti-Nostalgia Nostalgia Trip

Show creator David Chase somewhat begrudgingly returns to the scene of the crime with a movie set in the absurdly over-romanticized late-1960s heyday of Tony Soprano’s father’s generation.

Local Coverage

Sep 30, 2021

A still from director Skip Shea's horror film "Seeds," screening virtually at the Salem Horror Festival. (Courtesy Salem Horror Festival)

17 Fall Film Festivals To Check Out In (And Around) Greater Boston

Despite COVID-19 uncertainty wreaking a bit of havoc on independent film festivals and series, nearly all that typically happen in the fall have found a way forward.

Local Coverage

Sep 28, 2021

The Brattle Theatre's marquee. (Courtesy Brattle Film Foundation)

Brattle Theatre Joins Other Venues Requiring Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test

The requirement go into effect on Oct. 1. Guests should be prepared to show proof of vaccination, or a recent negative COVID test.

Local Coverage

Sep 23, 2021

Don Cheadle and Denzel Washington in "Devil in a Blue Dress." (Courtesy Brattle Theatre)

Series At The Brattle Highlights Early 1990s Black Filmmaking Boom

The theater's “African-American Neo-Noir” series showcases four terrific films that brought issues of race to the forefront of twisty, throwback crime stories.

Local Coverage

Sep 22, 2021

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Gaudily entertaining 'House of Gucci' follows the fashionista family's public implosion

Middle school punks and faithful astronauts screen at this year’s family film fests

Hothouse psychodrama 'The Power of the Dog' analyzes personas and performative masculinity

Documentary 'Bounty' confronts colonial death warrants against Indigenous people

At the Brattle, abstract cult films 'Possession' and 'Arrebato' are returning to the screen

Can Massachusetts become a destination for green film production?

Starring Kristen Stewart, biopic 'Spencer' conveys little about the life of Princess Diana

The Brattle and Coolidge Corner celebrate femme fatales and doomed detectives with 'Noirvember' film series

Comedians Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould find common ground in documentary 'Joy Ride'

Sprawling epic 'Dune' is made for the big screen

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

IFFBoston Fall Focus film series returns with a diverse and enticing lineup

An imperfect icon, Julia Child returns to the screen in new documentary

Daniel Craig returns for one last 007 adventure in 'No Time to Die'

Forgotten rock legend ‘Fanny’ takes the Boston Women’s Film Festival stage

Who is Matt Amodio? The 'Jeopardy!' contestant shares his thoughts on his winning streak

'Sopranos' Prequel 'The Many Saints Of Newark' Is An Anti-Nostalgia Nostalgia Trip

17 Fall Film Festivals To Check Out In (And Around) Greater Boston

Brattle Theatre Joins Other Venues Requiring Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test

Series At The Brattle Highlights Early 1990s Black Filmmaking Boom