BUFF20 INTERVIEW: ‘LIQUID SKY’ Director Slava Tsukerman
In many ways, Liquid Sky was the cult movie of the ‘80s. Its outrageous new wave fashions and synth-heavy soundtrack, its eccentric…
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BIG 3 FILM: Boston Underground Film Festival
THE 20TH ANNUAL BOSTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL Wed 3/21 – Sun 3/25 @ BRATTLE / HFA Ticketing info available at http://www.bostonunderground.org …
Critters (1986) dir. Stephen Herek
As a student of film history, I sometimes think about the things we’ll have to explain to future generations of moviegoers. We’ll…
REVIEW: Thoroughbreds (2017) dir. Cory Finley
When it was announced last year that Heathers, the beloved 1988 black comedy by Michael Lehmann, was being adapted and updated into…
BOSTON SCIFI REVIEW: Division 19 (2017) dir. S.A. Halewood
Among avowed nerds, pedantic debate is inevitable– indeed, to some it’s the main attraction– but one thing is certain: the vast majority…
WENT THERE: Werner Herzog Q&A @Coolidge
“I tried to get to get as close to the edge as possible.” These words were spoken by Werner Herzog, the iconic…
EARLY WARNING: The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival
It is perhaps not surprising that, in a world becoming increasingly surreal by the day, science fiction is creeping slowly but surely…
February Compass BIG 3 FILM: Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival (& 24 Hour Film Marathon!)
THE BOSTON SCIENCE FICTION FILM FESTIVAL Fri 2/9 – Mon 2/19 @ Somerville Theatre http://www.BostonSciFi.com If there’s one positive side effect of…
Oscar Goff’s Surprisingly Agreed-Upon Top Ten Films of 2017
Oscar Goff is the managing editor of Film Flam for Boston Hassle and the Boston Compass. He eats more popcorn in a…
FIVE QUESTIONS: Weird Local Film Festival Founder Peter Levine
As a rule, independent filmmakers face an uphill battle to get their work seen; even more than musicians, film requires a very…
Home Alone (1990) dir. Chris Columbus
In recent months, I’ve used this space to revisit the merits of a handful of childhood favorites. Some, like the traumatic pleasures…
INTERVIEW: ‘Yuletide Terror’ Editor Kier-La Janisse
Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us, which means one thing: time to dust off your favorite seasonal entertainments…
