Film/TV

Delphine Seyrig in “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.” (Courtesy Janus Films)

The greatest film of all time is coming to Coolidge Corner Theatre. You might not like it very much

Chantal Akerman’s 1975 masterpiece “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” unexpectedly topped the British Film Institute’s 2022 Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Films of All Time List. It's...

Arts & Culture

Jan 26, 2023

People wait outside of a theater during a previous Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy Jemal Countess)

Film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker on what to watch at Sundance this year

The North Shore native talks about her Massachusetts roots, her road to Sundance and what films to watch at the festival, many of which are available to watch online starting...

Arts & Culture

Jan 18, 2023

Last year's Boston Baltic Film Festival commenced days after Russia invaded Ukraine. (Courtesy Boston Baltic Film Festival)

7 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this winter

Film festivals are back in-person, and most are keeping a strong online presence as well. Here's what Erin Trahan recommends checking out this winter.

Arts & Culture

Jan 12, 2023

Still from "Skinamarink." (Courtesy Shudder)

Indie horror sensation 'Skinamarink' is an immersive, terrifying experience

Ever since the film leaked late last year, pirated copies of this microbudget effort have been passed around as the latest viral phenomenon, arriving in inboxes with warnings that you’re...

Arts & Culture

Jan 12, 2023

Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Broker' is a gentle film arising from an appalling premise

Stealing a baby to sell for personal profit is about as low as you can possibly go, but what if the child were unwanted and unlikely to be missed? Film...

Arts & Culture

Jan 5, 2023

Still from "White Noise." (Courtesy Netflix)

'White Noise' is an anti-'80s movie

Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” is an exasperatingly ambitious adaptation of Don DeLillo’s allegedly unadaptable 1985 novel.

Arts & Culture

Dec 28, 2022

Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (left); Tony Leung Chiu-wai in "In the Mood for Love." (Couresy A24 and The Brattle)

The Brattle screens 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and its many influences

In conjunction with a return engagement of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the Brattle Theatre has paired the surprise box office smash on double bills with a dozen films that...

Arts & Culture

Dec 21, 2022

Clockwise from top left: "Aftersun" (Courtesy A24); "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (Courtesy A24); "Women Talking" (Courtesy Michael Gibson); "The Banshees of Inishirin" (Courtesy Searchlight Pictures); "EO" (Courtesy Skopia Film).

The best films of 2022, according to our critics

In 2022, audiences seemed ready to return to the cinema, but direct-to-streaming has continued disrupting the film industry and the movie-going experience. However, it hasn't slowed down great filmmaking. Film...

Arts & Culture

Dec 20, 2022

Zar Amir Ebrahimi in "Holy Spider." (Courtesy Utopia)

Film 'Holy Spider' is hard to watch. Maybe it needs to be

The film tells the true story of Saeed Hanaei, a construction worker and decorated veteran of the Iran-Iraq war who in the years 2000 and 2001 strangled 16 female sex...

Arts & Culture

Dec 16, 2022

Dave McKenna was a New England jazz great. (Courtesy Greg Mallozzi)

New documentary takes an honest look at a local jazz great

“The Key Man: Dave McKenna” looks at the life and music of a New England jazz great who was loved by a Who’s Who of local notables including Ted Williams...

Arts & Culture

Dec 12, 2022

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

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

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The greatest film of all time is coming to Coolidge Corner Theatre. You might not like it very much

Film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker on what to watch at Sundance this year

7 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this winter

Indie horror sensation 'Skinamarink' is an immersive, terrifying experience

Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Broker' is a gentle film arising from an appalling premise

'White Noise' is an anti-'80s movie

The Brattle screens 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and its many influences

The best films of 2022, according to our critics

Film 'Holy Spider' is hard to watch. Maybe it needs to be

New documentary takes an honest look at a local jazz great

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

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

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

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

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

A film critic reflects on Quentin Tarantino's film reflections

Harvard Film Archive spotlights the resilient vulnerability of Brooke Adams

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

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

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