Cemetery Man (1994) dir. Michele Soavi
Of all the basic cable channels whose mission statements have morphed and twisted over the years, few paths are more disheartening than…
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REVIEW: The Art of Self Defense (2019) dir. Riley Stearns
It’s funny how the tenor of the times can change how art is both made and perceived. Had The Art of Self…
Under the Silver Lake (2018) dir. David Robert Mitchell
7/5-7/11 @ BRATTLE
INTERVIEW: Dan Vitale & Sean Brann on ‘Chet’s Last Call’
Boston rock documentary screens 7/5 @ Somerville, 8/1 @ Brattle
FIVE QUESTIONS: ‘Wheels’ Director Paul Starkman
There’s something special about an independent film about an underdog story. Given that, in most cases, an independent film’s very existence is…
His Girl Friday (1940) dir. Howard Hawks
Around this time last year, I crafted something of a private ritual that I came to call “Screwball Saturdays.” Each Saturday morning,…
REVIEW: Midsommar (2019) dir. Ari Aster
Skål!
REVIEW: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) dir. Joe Talbot
"You're not allowed to hate it if you don't love it."
REVIEW: The Dead Don’t Die (2019) dir. Jim Jarmusch
It’s funny how expectations can set the tone for a film’s perception. When it was announced that indie film legend Jim Jarmusch…
FIVE QUESTIONS: ‘GEORGIE’ Creators John Campopiano & Ryan Grulich
Readers of Film Flam will be familiar with John Campopiano: the local filmmaker (and erstwhile cryptid) is one of the foremost scholars…
Cockfighter (1974) dir. Monte Hellman
“To my knowledge, no one had ever made a picture about cockfighting,” producer Roger Corman recalled in his autobiography. “Now I know…
REVIEW: Ma (2019) dir. Tate Taylor
If you aren’t the sort of person who follows the minutiae of trash cinema (or, honestly, even if you are), you might…
