REVIEW: Tommaso (2019) dir. Abel Ferrara
Now available via Coolidge Corner Theatre's Virtual Screening Room
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Ben King
CINEMA QUARANTINO: Caniba (2017) dir. Véréna Paravel &Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Now streaming on the Criterion Channel
CINEMA QUARANTINO: Eaten Alive (1976) dir. Tobe Hooper
Now streaming on Tubi and Amazon Prime
The Best Films Ben King Saw In 2019
Ben King is a contributing writer for Boston Hassle’s film section. –OG I got married this year. I still laugh a little…
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Dir. Henry Selick
In his early years, Henry Selick was an animator at Disney. He learned many talents, ideas, and techniques from the acclaimed studio’s…
Ben King’s Top Albums of 2018
Artists continue to evolve and prosper in 2018
Ben King’s Best Films Watched In 2018
There's too much to handle!
Deep Red (1975) dir. Dario Argento
This year, Dario Argento’s 1977 film Suspiria was remade by Luca Guadagnino. It’s only fitting that the Brattle Theatre screens one of…
The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg
Three years prior to The Fly, David Cronenberg directed multiple movies that depicted morbid body horror. Shivers, Videodrome, and Scanners all showed off…
Back to the Future Part II (1989) dir. Robert Zemeckis
The original Back to the Future is one of my all-time favorite films. It’s exciting, memorable, funny, and warms my heart with…
Re-Animator (1985) dir. Stuart Gordon
3/30 @ Coolidge Corner Theatre
The Princess Bride (1987) dir. Rob Reiner
One day as I walked up and down the aisles of Newbury Comics, I saw The Princess Bride on the shelf with…
