Reviews
Monica Castillo of WBUR’s The Artery speaks with Shane Carruth about his film UPSTREAM COLOR, opening tomorrow at The Brattle. Read the Article
★★★★ “An exuberantly Ruizian meditation on a man’s final days, fondly surreal and lit with a life’s wisdom.” —Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
“A surreal affirmation of the power of cinema and the imagination.” —Peter Keough, The Boston Phoenix
“A characteristic work of surreal wit and circuitousness.” —Michelle Orange, The Village Voice
★★★★☆ “Thrillingly irreverent and surprisingly moving.” —David Fear, Time Out New York More »
“All-documentary series up and running at Brattle,” by Loren King, The Boston Globe
“The stories that the DocYard screens are accessible, real, and surprisingly relatable,” —Monica Castillo, Dig Boston
The DocYard presents screenings every other Monday through April. Visit our DocYard series page or the official site at TheDocYard.com.
“The full Monty: Get ready for Python week at the Brattle,” by Ed Symkus, The Boston Globe
★★★✩ “An affectionate, imaginative tribute to the artist’s idiosyncratic take on life.” —Betsy Sherman, The Phoenix More »
The Boston Globe’s Mark Feeney takes a look at our upcoming Dead of Winter: Satan on Screen series, exploring the Devil’s portrayal in movies, January 18–24.
Read “Having a devil of a time on screen” at BostonGlobe.com »
★★★½ “Reason to get lost in the outback in ‘Wake in Fright,’” by Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
★★★½ ”Kotcheff’s masterpiece (he later did First Blood), it orchestrates landscape, music, demonic faces, and lots of blood, sweat, and vomit into a stark bacchanalia of men having fun.” —Peter Keough, The Phoenix
★★★☆ “Raoul Duke by way of Borat,” by Brett Michel, The Phoenix
“Mads Brügger is the heir to the Sacha Baron Cohen throne.” —Kristofer Jenson, Dig Boston
★★★½ “LCD combine the best aspects of ’70s punk, ’80s new wave, and ’90s rave, and directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern acutely capture their maniacal live presence.” –Michael C. Walsh, The Phoenix
★★★☆ “‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’ a last waltz for LCD Soundsystem,” by Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
“Shut Up and Play the Hits captures the fun, weight, importance, and sheer energy of classics like The Last Waltz or Stop Making Sense.” –Kristofer Jenson, DigBoston
“A Prague Spring wildflower (very wild) blooms at the Brattle,” by Mark Feeney, The Boston Globe
“The most drolly anarchic cine-provocation to bloom during the Prague Spring, Vera Chytilova’s new wave farce looks better every year.” – J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books
“EXTRAORDINARY! Full of colorful experiments, dazzling collage effects and surrealist antics.” – Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times More »
‘Upstream Color’ reviews
✭✭✭½ “‘Upstream Color’ a bizarre, hypnotic thriller,” by Peter Keough, Boston Globe
A A.V. Club Review by Scott Tobias
A- “Why Shane Carruth’s Provocative ‘Upstream Color’ Will Baffle You in the Best Ways,” by Eric Kohn, indieWIRE
A “Shane Carruth’s Beguilingly Enigmatic ‘Upstream Color’ May Cause Disorienting Side Effects, Results Will Vary,” by Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist More »