We close out our look back at the year in movies with a deep dive into many of the Oscar nominated films and several smaller pictures we don’t want people to forget about. While our conversation doesn’t get quite as heated as on our previous episode, we do discover that many of us have strong feelings about some surpising movies. With the Academy nominating films ranging from F1 to Train Dreams as Best Picture, 2025 feels like a year in which the Oscars are far more representational of what most folks chose to watch – not just during awards season, but throughout this challenging year.
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Brattle News and Reviews
“Independent chills and violent thrills are part of the fest’s wide-ranging offerings. The complete list of features has…
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“This weekend, the Brattle takes the double feature to an unconventional extreme with its ‘Ultimate Double Feature’ series….
Read MoreThe Arts Fuse: “‘Queen Kelly’ Restored — Erich Von Stroheim’s Mad Genius Resurrected”
Posted on February 26, 2026
“Gloria Swanson, a genuine silent movie superstar, is now best known for playing a fictional, delusional silent movie…
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Read MoreWBUR Arts & Culture: “The Brattle and Somerville theaters host a wild weekend of movies”
Posted on February 25, 2026
“The Brattle’s double bills have been a vital part of Greater Boston’s film education since the theater first…
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“The centerpiece of the repertory selection is a 40th-anniversary showing of Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2,…
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“A reprise of the themes that the director explored in his previous masterpiece, the Dostoevskian, four-hour-long ‘Norte, the…
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“Rather than endorse Westerners’ view of Magellan as a ‘discoverer’ of new worlds, Diaz takes the perspective of…
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“One of the most disquieting — and prescient — indie films of the ’90s.” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day…
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