What Came First, the Abuser or the Officer?: Examining the Behavior of Cops at...
CW: domestic abuse, police violence, sexual assault
Boston Hassle Interviews Cliff Notez
Rapper, writer, and Boston Magazine’s 66th most-influential Bostonian, Cliff Notez, sits down with hip hop writer Jared Steinberg from Boston Hassle to…
5 QUESTIONS WITH MALLIKA CHANDARIA OF THE 98
On the art collective's virtual reality exhibition 98 Studio: Illusion and the accompanying documentary 5 Degrees
REVIEW: Mulan (2020) dir. Niki Caro
Disney's battle-focused re-imagining fails in the worst ways
BLACK LIVES MATTER DONATION AND PETITION HUB
DONATIONS Want to do your part in redistributing wealth and helping the Black community? Consider donating! The Minnesota Freedom Fund has been…
Music
A few questions w/ Dan Boucher of Say You Love Satan
Jim Leonard: THE KLYAM INTERVIEW
GET INTO IT! EPISODE #66 NO FRILLS HARDCORE OLD AND NEW
Boston Hassle Interviews Cliff Notez
Evicshen – Hair Birth
Surfbort – Apocalypse Care Package – DEMOS
Film
REVIEW: Summerland (2020) dir. Lankyboy
NYFF REVIEW: The Inheritance (2020) dir. Ephraim Asili
REVIEW: The Nest (2020) dir. Sean Durkin
REVIEW: Antebellum (2020) dir. Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz
REVIEW: Unpregnant (2020) dir. Rachel Lee Goldenberg
REVIEW: The Social Dilemma (2020) dir. Jeff Orlowski
Arts & Culture
What Came First, the Abuser or the Officer?: Examining the Behavior of Cops at...
5 QUESTIONS WITH MALLIKA CHANDARIA OF THE 98
Faneuil Hall’s History Faces Reexamination
I’m With SECSE: An interview with the organizers of Boston’s sex educators strike
Repeat as Needed: 5 Questions with 7 Kingston Gallery Artists From The Latest Exhibit
Punk Rock Aerobics is for the kids, natch
REVIEW: Summerland (2020) dir. Lankyboy
Now streaming VOD
NYFF REVIEW: The Inheritance (2020) dir. Ephraim Asili
Part of our coverage of the 58th Annual New York Film Festival
A few questions w/ Dan Boucher of Say You Love Satan
The new band (also featuring Hana Kearney and Alec K Redfearn) streams a Hassle Plague series thing THIS SUNDAY 9/20 on the Hassle youtuber.
REVIEW: The Nest (2020) dir. Sean Durkin
Jude Law and Carrie Coon are vicious in Sean Durkin's long awaited sophomore film
REVIEW: Antebellum (2020) dir. Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz
Available Friday, 9/18 on PVOD
Jim Leonard: THE KLYAM INTERVIEW
CHRIS & GLEN FROM KLYAM INTERVIEW Jim Leonard of Fat Creeps/Kremlin Bats
GET INTO IT! EPISODE #66 NO FRILLS HARDCORE OLD AND NEW
JASON HOOK'S PUNK/HARDCORE/METAL PODCAST BEAMED DIRECT FROM THE SOUTH SHORE OF MA!
REVIEW: Unpregnant (2020) dir. Rachel Lee Goldenberg
A charming YA adaptation is further proof of Haley Lu Richardson's endless talent
Fresh Stream
Evicshen – Hair Birth
Surfbort – Apocalypse Care Package – DEMOS
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
Ak’chamel, The Ecstatic Brotherhood of Nux Vomica – The Totemist
House of Harm – Vicious Pastimes
Boston Hassle Interviews billy woods
Hassle Ear Burn #7: I Am What I Claim, Guest Curated by Hassan Ghanny
The Peanut Gallery
@ I’m With SECSE: An interview with the organizers of Boston’s sex educators strike
A week long seminar doesn’t make you a “sex educator.” Entitled children! None of their demands are strike-worthy. Who is…- @ I’m With SECSE: An interview with the organizers of Boston’s sex educators strike
Thank you for covering this important story. They may be small in numbers but they are fiercely loyal to each…
REVIEW: The Social Dilemma (2020) dir. Jeff Orlowski
Available 9/9 on Netflix
Faneuil Hall’s History Faces Reexamination
When you walk through Boston, one can easily stumble upon one of Boston’s most famous landmarks, Faneuil Hall. This building holds public…
REVIEW: I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) dir. Charlie Kaufman
Streaming Friday, 9/4 on Netflix
I’m With SECSE: An interview with the organizers of Boston’s sex educators strike
Solidarity with East Coast Sex Educators has been on strike against Good Vibrations since August 15th.
Repeat as Needed: 5 Questions with 7 Kingston Gallery Artists From The Latest Exhibit
These days, you might feel like you’ve been doing the same thing over and over, without many results. Repeat as Needed, the…
HORRORLAND: All of Them Witches and Feminine Power
Now streaming on Amazon Prime and Netflix
Punk Rock Aerobics is for the kids, natch
Hilken Mancini's punk workout program is bringing it to the kids!
FANTASIA PROFILE: Troma Founder Lloyd Kaufman on the Future of Independent Film
"It’s *almost* fun to make a movie that’s digital!”
This piece addresses a timely and heart-breaking life-or-death issue at the essential-service level, where it can be observed and assessed…