Casablanca (1942) dir. Michael Curtiz
In every creative artform, there are certain inevitable rites of passage. Everyone who picks up an electric guitar will, at some point,…
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Oscar Goff
The 42nd Annual Boston SciFi Film Festival: SciFi New England
presented by Boston Hassle!
EARLY WARNING: (2/10-2/20) The Boston SciFi Film Festival & Marathon
If it’s true that a culture’s anxieties can be measured in its science fiction, then the genre may be poised at the…
The Devil Rides Out (1968) dir. Terence Fisher
Good old Satan. You can talk about your Wayne Newtons or your Jerry Lewises, but has anyone contributed as much to popular…
Bell Book and Candle (1958) dir. Richard Quine
When writing about a repertory screening, I usually try to at least pay lip service to a certain measure of scholarly detachment….
SERIES: Dead of Winter: Cinema of the Occult (1/27-2/2) @ BRATTLE
As I compiled my 2017 cinematic Year-Ender, I was struck by something: Did I really see that many witch movies? My hands-down…
REVIEW: Split (2017) dir. M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan occupies a strange and unique cultural space. Following the “inspirational” family dramedy Wide Awake (which I’ve never seen, and…
Oscar Goff’s Maddeningly Subjective Top Ten Films of 2016
Oscar Goff is the managing film editor for Boston Hassle and the Boston Compass, and has written for Film Flam since 2013….
WENT THERE: Close Encounters of the Third Kind w/ author Ben Mezrich @MFA
The brilliance of Steven Spielberg’s “family” films is that they work just as well for adults and children. I don’t mean this…
Sign O’ The Times (1987) dir. Prince
It’s not particularly innovative at this point to assert that 2016 has been an absolutely hellish fucking bear of a year, with…
WENT THERE: The Annual HFA Holiday Programs
The holidays are a funny beast; everyone grows up believing their traditions are the norm, and everyone who celebrates differently is somehow…
Theatre of Blood (1973) dir. Douglas Hickox
Vincent Price was a fantastic actor. I think. I include the qualifier because it’s very difficult for me to judge Vincent Price…
