AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: Animation Block Party
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.
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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.
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David Wildman |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
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.
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David Wildman |
10-19-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
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.
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David Wildman |
08-24-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
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.
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David Wildman |
08-17-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Wes Craven, Red Eye
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.
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David Wildman |
08-03-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Broken Flowers, Jim Jarmusch
Courtney Cox Suxnew
This supernatural thriller falls in on itself like a crappy souffle. Courtney Cox should have just stuck to another Scream sequel.
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Chris Braiotta |
07-27-2005 |
Movies
Tags: November
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.
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Chris Braiotta |
07-20-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Michael Bay, The Island
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.
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Chris Braiotta |
07-13-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Wedding Crashers
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
Tags: Nora Ephron, Bewitched
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 |
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