CURTAIN RAISER: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2026
Runs 4/22 through 4/29 at Somerville Theatre and Brattle Theatre
Articles by
Alexis den Boggende
REVIEW: Shelby Oaks (2025) dir. Chris Stuckmann
Want some horror with your CGI?
REVIEW: V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025) dir. various
TRICK OR TREAT.
REVIEW: Steve (2025) dir. Tim Mielants
Now streaming on Netflix
REVIEW: The Black Phone 2 (2025) dir. Scott Derrickson
Dead is just a word.
REVIEW: Night of the Reaper (2025) dir. Brandon Christensen
NOW STREAMING ON SHUDDER
GO-TO: Lost in Translation (2003) dir. Sofia Coppola
SCREENS 8/12 @ KENDALL
GO-TO: FUNNY GAMES (2007) DIR. MICHAEL HANEKE
SCREENS 6/15 AT THE COOLIDGE
REVIEW: Dangerous Animals (2025) dir. Sean Byrne
New killer shark film gives us the head, tail, and the whole damn thing
REVIEW: Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) dir. Matt Palmer
A bad date with the Netflix franchise
INTERVIEW: Eli Craig and Adam Cesare on ‘CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD’
“It’s a cautionary tale where people are not listening to each other—and what happens when there’s resistance to compatibility and working together.”
BUFF 25 DISPATCH, PART 3: Alternate Timelines, Alternative Freaks
Still more notes from the 2025 Boston Underground Film Festival
