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The Boston Underground Film Festival: Now with More Gravitasnew

This year's slate of films, while remaining faithfully campy and exploitative, takes a stab at bigger, more profound topics.
Dig Boston  |  Harry Vaughn  |  03-20-2008  |  Movies

Oscar Autopsynew

The academy delivers the final blow.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  02-28-2008  |  Movies

Animation Block Party's Boston Stopnew

This exclusive Boston engagement is the only stop outside of Brooklyn for Animation Block Party, the premiere animated short festival in the Northeast.
Dig Boston  |  Mark Polanzak  |  02-06-2008  |  Movies

Monkeyshines for Soul Powernew

This provocateur documentary is a wonderful showcase for Chappelle's ability to be bitingly funny, but still personable, while remaining free of the perfunctory conceits of sketch writers.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Braiotta  |  03-01-2006  |  Movies

Filmmakers Learn to Fear-Mongernew

Whether you like it or not, the country's political climate is driving this year's Oscars.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  03-01-2006  |  Movies

Liplocks and Gunshots in La La Landnew

Lethal Weapon series writer Shane Black presents us with an extra humorous flick about tough guys becoming buddies. Bonus: One of them is gay.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  10-19-2005  |  Movies

Scarier than Bewitched, but Only by a Littlenew

What could be scarier than being possessed by the devil? How about a debate of Darwinism vs. intelligent design not so cleverly disguised in a movie that tries way too hard to freak audiences out of their socks.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  09-07-2005  |  Movies

It Doesn't Get Much Grimmernew

Unlike the original fairytales, this movie utterly fails to spin a creepy or interesting tale.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  08-24-2005  |  Movies

Wes Craven Spares Hordes of Teensnew

Wes Craven decides to stop slaughtering adolescents in favor of a more tasteful, Alfred Hitchcock-inspired thriller. And fails miserably.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  08-17-2005  |  Movies

Murray and Jarmusch Do It for Two Hoursnew

Bill Murray proves that he can still deliver an artful performance and please the ladies at the same time.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  08-03-2005  |  Movies

Courtney Cox Suxnew

This supernatural thriller falls in on itself like a crappy souffle. Courtney Cox should have just stuck to another Scream sequel.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Braiotta  |  07-27-2005  |  Movies

A Perfect Film If The Matrix Didn't Have Enough Car Chases for Younew

Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johansson fight against dystopian death squads, almost collapsing underneath the weight of Michael Bay's boring ambitions.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Braiotta  |  07-20-2005  |  Movies

A Marriage of Crap and Crappernew

Wedding Crashers pops the collar on its pastel polo shirt and tries way too hard to convince everyone it's cool.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Braiotta  |  07-13-2005  |  Movies

This One Should Be Burned at the Stakenew

A film reviewer is possessed by a force of sheer evil: Will Ferrell in Bewitched.
Dig Boston  |  David Wildman  |  06-22-2005  |  Movies

Knox Knocks Premarital Popsnew

Co-directors Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt lay bare the emotions and logic driving the national sex education fight for PBS's award-winning POV documentary series.
Dig Boston  |  Paul McMorrow  |  06-15-2005  |  Movies

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