Set in Boston
Radio Boston's reviews and discussion of new and classic films.
How locals Matt Damon and Ben Affleck made the setting of 'Good Will Hunting' in Boston feel real
For our "Set in Boston" series, we revisit the 1997 film with critics and talk about how this film dealt with class and affected public perception of Boston.
A new 'Boston Strangler' film focuses on the reporters 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.
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.
Film experts debate whether 'The Departed' stays true to late 20th century Boston
Martin Scorsese's 2006 crime thriller depicts a version of Boston defined by gritty criminal activity pulsing beneath a recognizably academic and historic city. Three film experts discuss whether the film...
How 'Blue Hill Avenue' claimed a place for Black Bostonians in crime dramas
The 2001 film never had a distributor nor large-scale release, but the film gradually became a hit via cable television, video purchases and rentals.
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How 'The Town' crystallized the Boston crime film cliche
For our "Set in Boston" series, we revisit the 2010 crime film with critics and talk about stereotypes and Boston's representation in popular culture.
Why 'Friends of Eddie Coyle' is the foundational Boston crime movie
Film critic Ty Burr says the 1973 film "is the first Boston crime movie and the template for everything that followed." We dig into why.
'A Reckoning in Boston' examines barriers blocking Black residents from prosperity
The 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 subjects,...