★★★½ “Starring a superb Kathleen Chalfant, Sarah Friedland’s poignant debut is honest, witty and warm.” – Odie Henderson, Boston…
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Boston Herald: “Kathleen Chalfant explores dementia’s depths in ‘Familiar Touch’”
Posted on July 10, 2025
“‘Familiar Touch,’ opening in theaters Friday, confounds the usual expectations of what a movie focused on dementia might…
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SUMMER 2025 ESCAPE TO THE CINEMA As is typical for our Summer schedule we switch to a vertical…
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“Japan’s Pop Art Renegade, a three-day series of five films by Nobuhiko Obayashi, opens on Friday evening at…
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“Cronenberg delivers yet another relatively socially adept showcase of natural human fluids, bite marks, and sexually inclined gore….
Read MoreCambridge Day: “It’s our happening, and it freaks us out: Cronenberg Summer”
Posted on June 19, 2025
“The world of cinephilia found an unlikely champion late last year when pop singer Charli XCX’s account on…
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“Film noir, as we know it today, is less a genre than a vibe. The term, coined well…
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“Few figures in film history remain as enigmatic and steadfastly unclassifiable as Chris Marker… One of Marker’s most…
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“Impish, absurd, and entertaining, Pavements tosses the musical biopic into a counterfactual blender.” – Neil Giordano, The Arts Fuse…
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“The past several months have seen an unprecedented retrospective of the legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman, with theaters across…
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