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“This leg is even more expansive than the first, cramming 15 features into seven days, spanning the Earth and ranging from cockeyed comedies to gripping dramas. As always, and particularly in a year as stacked as this one, the variety of choices can be daunting. With that in mind, here are our picks for some of the most exciting titles of the series (though, of course, all are well worth a look!).” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day

“Following a dynamite first weekend at the start of the month, the festival will return to the Brattle Theater in Cambridge from October 30 through November 5 to bring you the best of the festival circuit without you having to travel to Venice or a small town in Colorado to see them.” – Nick Johnston, Vanyaland

“Fatma Hassona’s smile was wide and inviting. She seemed to smile instinctively, even in sadness. In the documentary ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,’ that smile becomes the subject as much as Hassona herself — the map upon which we learn to read her hope, her resolve, and her sorrow.

“‘Put Your Hand on Your Soul and Walk,’ which screens at the Brattle Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 21, as part of the Boston Palestine Film Festival, depicts one year of Hassona’s life in Gaza under Israeli siege, culminating in her death in an Israeli airstrike shortly before the documentary premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.” – Amelia Mason, WBUR Arts & Culture

“Director Hal Hartley is an old-school romantic, one who sees human frailty and longing not as invitations to…

“Documentary and journalism share a common language. Both chase the truth, shine light on hidden corners, and help us make sense of a complicated world. It’s fitting, then, that this year’s GlobeDocs Festival — hosted by the Globe and running in person Oct. 22–26 — should celebrate the link between cinema and print reporting. This year’s lineup features a smattering of films that turn their lens onto the medium and practice of journalism, treating it not just as a profession but also as a way of life.” – Natalia Winkelman, Boston Globe

“At this point, seven features in, Bujalski’s carefully-scripted comedic dialogue, close attention towards observed character detail, and purposeful…

“Doctors are not the only profession targeted in Gaza. Journalists are as well. Exiled Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi wanted to enter the zone to film what was happening there but was forbidden by the authorities. So her friends put her in touch with 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassouna, who was then living in Gaza City.” – Peter Keough, The Arts Fuse

“To celebrate the local premiere of ‘Where to Land’ (2025), the new film by Hal Hartley, The Brattle…

“As a kid, I loved the cranky characters in Edgar Lee Masters’ ‘Spoon River Anthology.’ Short, poetic and…