REVIEW: Blinded by the Light (2019) dir. Gurinder Chadha
Do you remember your first Springsteen song? Director Gurinder Chadha certainly does, and she has distilled that energy into a charming coming-of-age…
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REVIEW: Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) dir. James Bobin
On paper, a live action re-imagining of cartoon adventurer Dora the Explorer sounds like a bomb waiting to happen. The concept was…
REVIEW: The Kitchen (2019) dir. Andrea Berloff
If this were the ’90s, my headline would be something like “The Kitchen is Undercooked”. Unfortunately, that pun doesn’t capture how much…
REVIEW: The Farewell (2019) dir. Lulu Wang
A24 has put out another winner. Lulu Wang’s The Farewell is a tight family drama with a great score, gorgeous imagery, and…
REVIEW: The Lion King (2019) dir. Jon Favreau
Just because you can make a hyper-realistic, nearly shot-for-shot remake of The Lion King with photorealistic animals devoid of cartoonish facial features,…
REVIEW: Toy Story 4 (2019) dir. Josh Cooley
Is there any film series quite like Toy Story? The first film broke every technical limit possible, becoming the first feature-length computer-animated…
WENT THERE: Director Debra Granik @ Brattle Theatre 5/31/2019
Debra Granik’s debut feature film, Down to the Bone is a story of addiction, poverty, and sheer force of will. Starring Vera Farmiga (most…
Leave No Trace (2018) dir. Debra Granik
See one of the best films of 2018 at the Brattle Theater this Sunday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm. I reviewed Leave No…
REVIEW: Detective Pikachu (2019) dir. Rob Letterman
This review is probably going to come across as inherently biased. As someone who as never stopped playing the Pokémon video games…
REVIEW: Shazam! (2019) Dir. David F. Sandberg
The DCEU (DC Comics Extended Universe… not a great acronym) has had some very obvious growing pains. When you start off with…
BUFF INTERVIEW: Clickbait Directors Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola
After Saturday’s screening of Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore, I sat down with the directors of Clickbait, Michael J. Epstein and Sophia…
BUFF REVIEW: A Lot Like Life (Animated Shorts)
The animated shorts of the Boston Underground Film Festival are always a highlight. Each one brings something unique to the Brattle: some…
