LIT Reviewed: ‘Night Night Fawn’ has a repellent narrator and a twist that will shake you by Josh Cook August 18, 2026 You probably won’t like Barbara, the narrator of Jordy Rosenberg’s incandescent new novel, but you'll have to consider what justice means for such people.
CULTURE How are the everyday people of Davis Square passing the summer? by Gabriella Collin August 17, 2026 The Indie finds out what a local librarian, thrift store supervisor, bartender and pastor have on their minds during the dog days.
MUSIC No one is disposable, not even a rat, at Rat****** by Michael Gutierrez August 16, 2026 A DIY music festival gets unwanted attention from high-priced lawyers, and life goes on, returning this weekend for its third edition.
FILM ‘The End of Oak Street’ is a movie for the ‘they don’t make movies like they used to’ crowd by Curt Ege August 14, 2026 A suburban family’s domestic tranquility is threatened by marital strife, neighborhood bullies and dinosaurs in this sci-fi adventure.
MUSIC Somergloom is our fever dream of choice during the dog days by Michael Gutierrez August 13, 2026 Four nights of music, two stages, one liquid light show and Mr. Crêpe gone wrong at this year's edition of the "heavy" music bonanza.
FILM A whodunit in feudal Japan pushes genre boundaries in ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ by Curt Ege August 13, 2026 With the help of a captive samurai, Lord Murashige must solve a murder mystery in order to keep his political alliances together.
FILM Six top picks for the second half of the Boston French Film Festival by Chuck Latovich August 12, 2026 The festival, celebrating its 30th anniversary, takes as this year's theme "art, identity and cultural memory."
LIT Reviewed: The essays of ‘To See Beyond’ offer a guide past and around our fear, anger and despair by Elizabeth Gonzalez James August 11, 2026 Making art in difficult times will not necessarily save the world, but it may save you and the ones around you.
FILM Dominic Sessa portrays an obnoxious, if loveable, asshole in the Bourdain biopic, ‘Tony’ by Chuck Latovich August 11, 2026 Before he became an enfant terrible of the culinary world, Anthony Bourdain was a terrible infant in Provincetown.
MUSIC Live at The Sinclair: Buck Meek by Carson Paradis August 10, 2026 The Big Thief guitarist tours through Harvard Square on the heels of his latest solo effort, 'The Mirror.'