FILM Hope is in short supply as a vicious monster terrorizes a town in ‘Hope’ by Chuck Latovich September 12, 2026 The Indie is proud to report that this film is wackadoodle and we can't recommend it to anyone (and we had a good time watching it).
MUSIC Where there’s a will, there’s a Moon Over (Cinema) Salem by Michael Gutierrez September 11, 2026 A Salem arts non-profit fights its way through compliance woes to save its annual music festival.
MUSIC Lily Allen tells all on her “West End Girl” tour by Michael Gutierrez September 10, 2026 The British pop star hasn't forgotten how to craft a wicked takedown lyric, but does she still take pleasure in it?
STAGE Stage spotlight: Level Up Circus and ‘Mantasia 2’ by Shira Laucharoen September 9, 2026 Coming your way this weekend, circus acts inspired by video games and a drag show that will stretch your imagination.
ART AND DESIGN Cambridge’s artsy People’s Sculpture Race looks for its team, but Lowell’s Kinetic Sculpture Race runs on by Marc Levy September 8, 2026 Lowell's fun race, which takes place again Sept. 19, was once matched by a version in Cambridge born out of artists with close connections with MIT.
ARTS Lucky’s Picks: Magic Lab, birthday quests and graphic novels galore by Lucky Chiampa September 8, 2026 The Indie highlights an open mic for magicians, poetry workshop, healing through humor and Side Quest celebrating two years.
LIT Reviewed: A powerful ‘Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis’ by Josh Cook September 8, 2026 Modeled after the KKK, the Veiled Prophet shows up in the roots of the Cold War, opposition to civil rights, support for the Vietnam War and maybe violence in Ferguson, Missouri.
FILM Fall film preview: 25 highlights to watch for by Chuck Latovich September 7, 2026 A mix of films, from tentpoles, sequels, horror films, to specialty cinema, comes our way just ahead of awards season.
COMEDY Saturday cartoon: Members of the jury by Rusty Epstein September 5, 2026 The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
FILM A genre that dare not speak its name in ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ by Michael Gutierrez September 3, 2026 Writer and director Jane Schoenbrun bewilders and bedazzles with a deconstruction of classic '80s slasher flicks.