“Noir City Boston” returns to the Brattle, delivering tough guys, blonde bombshells and fugitives from justice through Monday.
Author Foster Hirsch introduces us to the dark side of the screen
‘Masters of The Universe’ is better than average nostalgia slop
The long lost Prince Adam returns to his home planet of Eternia to do battle with the evil Skeletor in a campy reboot of the 80s franchise.
‘Power Ballad’ is a no from me, dawg
Paul Rudd's charm can't save this stinker about a struggling wedding musician who believes his original work was stolen by a global pop star.
Streaming with Pride
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‘Tuner’ is a thrilling heist movie with pitch-perfect characterization
A hearing-impaired piano tuner discovers a knack for safecracking which leads him into a life of crime in Daniel Roher’s latest film.
A not-so-lovable loser squanders your time and attention in ‘The Breadwinner’
An aloof man-child must take care of his three daughters alone while his wife pursues a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in this missable relic.
‘Michael’ is a sanitized biopic for superfans who don’t care they’re being lied to
Michael Jackson’s songs remain bangers, but the connecting material here is bland and problematic.
The banality is the evil in the atmospheric nightmare, ‘Backrooms’
Director Kane Parsons' makes the mundane mysterious, the commonplace creepy and the humdrum horrifying.
‘I Love Boosters’ is a heist movie that’s off the rails and loving it
Boots Riley's absurdist romp is less about "working class values" than valuing the working class.
Be careful what you wish for in ‘Obsession’
A desperate loser makes a wish for his crush to fall in love with him, only for it to come true with violent, horrific consequences.