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…
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BUFF REVIEW: The Hole in the Ground (2019) dir. Lee Cronin
It says a lot, both about the audience and the studio, that the A24 logo at the beginning of BUFF’s secret midnight…
BUFF REVIEW: Mary Jane’s Not A Virgin Anymore (1998) dir. Sarah Jacobson – 2K...
Before last week, I had never heard of Sarah Jacobson’s sole feature film, Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore. Now I’m just angry…
BUFF REVIEW: The Nightshifter (2018) dir. Dennison Ramalho
While introducing Saturday’s screening of The Nightshifter, the feature debut from Brazilian short film maestro Dennison Ramalho, a representative of BUFF explained…
BUFF REVIEW: The Unthinkable (2018) dir. Crazy Pictures (Victor Danell)
Disaster movies are a staple in the United States, and boy do we have an abundance of films to choose from. Armageddon,…
BUFF REVIEW: Canary (2018) Dir. Christiaan Olwagen
Every day is like survival, according to Culture Club, and this couldn’t be more true for closeted queer kids, particularly those in…
BUFF REVIEW: Tone-Deaf (2019) dir. Richard Bates, Jr.
Social media is a funny thing. Ostensibly, it allows an unprecedented window into people’s lives, a glimpse, in real time, into the…
BUFF REVIEW: Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018) dir. Julia Nash
My friends often tease me for being a “physical media snob.” While the rest of the world consigns their entertainment options to…
The Stepford Wives (1975) dir. Bryan Forbes
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BUFF REVIEW: Girl on the Third Floor (2019) dir. Travis Stevens
When I was twelve years old, my best friend’s family moved into a very large, very old Victorian manor deep in the…
Spring Breakers (2012) dir. Harmony Korine
Harmony Korine is a legend in underground cinema, from his involvement in the Dogme 95 movement to his explorations into the dark…
BUFF REVIEW: Mope (2019) dir. Lucas Heyne
It’s been a while since I’ve been legitimately blown away by a film I knew nothing about going in, but here we…
