Set in Boston

Radio Boston's reviews and discussion of new and classic films.

Local film experts talk 'Good Will Hunting' live at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Nearly 250 people joined Radio Boston at the Coolidge Corner Theater Thursday night to screen "Good Will Hunting" and talk about it with film critics in the latest live "Set...

Radio Boston

17:55Jun 2, 2023

The Boston Strangler promotional image. (Courtesy of Hulu)

Local makers of 'Boston Strangler' film talk about the journalists who made the name famous

As Hulu's "The Boston Strangler" makes its debut, we speak with local writer and director Matt Ruskin and actor Chris Cooper about their film.

Radio Boston

17:42Mar 17, 2023

With the Oscars approaching, we return to conversations from our 'Set in Boston' series

In this collection of conversations from our "Set in Boston" series, we discuss several landmark Boston-based crime films.

Radio Boston

Feb 21, 2023

Local film experts discuss 'The Departed' at Radio Boston's 1st live screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Martin Scorsese has nine nominations for the Academy Award's Best Director, but he has only one win: his 2006 film, "The Departed."

Radio Boston

20:42Jan 27, 2023

How Blue Hill Avenue became a classic Boston film despite never being broadly distributed

Set in Roxbury, the 2001 crime drama claimed space for Black Bostonians in film.

Radio Boston

15:15Dec 22, 2022

Looking back at Ben Affleck's 2010 crime thriller, 'The Town'

"Set in Boston" is the segment where we tackle movies made or based in Boston with local film critics.

Radio Boston

14:25Nov 18, 2022

Set in Boston: Seeing the city through a foundational crime movie

This week, we're talking about "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," a 1973 film that critic Ty Burr says is foundational to Boston crime movies.

Radio Boston

16:24Oct 27, 2022

Kafi Dixon on her Boston farm. (Courtesy Lost Nation Pictures)

'A Reckoning In Boston' Unpacks The City's Barriers To Prosperity

A new documentary shines a light on wealth disparities, access to land, gentrification, and systemic injustice in Boston. We speak with Kafi Dixon, a producer and one of the film's...

Radio Boston

17:35May 6, 2021

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Local film experts talk 'Good Will Hunting' live at Coolidge Corner Theatre

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Local makers of 'Boston Strangler' film talk about the journalists who made the name famous

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With the Oscars approaching, we return to conversations from our 'Set in Boston' series

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Local film experts discuss 'The Departed' at Radio Boston's 1st live screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre

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How Blue Hill Avenue became a classic Boston film despite never being broadly distributed

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Looking back at Ben Affleck's 2010 crime thriller, 'The Town'

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Set in Boston: Seeing the city through a foundational crime movie

Radio Boston

'A Reckoning In Boston' Unpacks The City's Barriers To Prosperity

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Local film experts talk 'Good Will Hunting' live at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Local makers of 'Boston Strangler' film talk about the journalists who made the name famous

With the Oscars approaching, we return to conversations from our 'Set in Boston' series

Local film experts discuss 'The Departed' at Radio Boston's 1st live screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre

How Blue Hill Avenue became a classic Boston film despite never being broadly distributed

Looking back at Ben Affleck's 2010 crime thriller, 'The Town'

Set in Boston: Seeing the city through a foundational crime movie

'A Reckoning In Boston' Unpacks The City's Barriers To Prosperity