Movies
Movie Theaters Are Reopening in Boston. Here’s What You Need to Know
Movie nights on the couch no longer cutting it? Has the novelty of watching big Hollywood releases on the small screen—as many of the big […]
Coolidge Corner Theatre Named One of the World’s Most Beautiful Cinemas
It’s no secret around here that the Coolidge Corner Theatre is worthy of praise. The Brookline institution, with its towering, neon-lit marquee has always been […]
Learn about One of the Year’s Best Films at a Q&A with the Filmmakers
The Outpost was one of the first (and ultimately one of the only) movies released in theaters this year, chronicling the true story of 53 […]
The Interview: Kingston Resident and Oscar Winner Chris Cooper
When you think of the area’s most famous movie stars, Chris Cooper probably isn’t the first name that leaps to mind. But over the past […]
Marty Walsh Is Proclaiming a “Little Women Day” in Boston
Little Women fans, assemble: Mayor Marty Walsh has announced that he will officially proclaim December 18, 2019 as “Little Women Day” in Boston, and I’m pretty sure […]
ArcLight Cinemas Has Officially Opened with Craft Beer, Plush Seating, and “Silent Popcorn”
This holiday vacation, you could plop down on your couch, scrounge up some Turkey Day leftovers, and queue up Frozen on Disney Plus—or you could settle […]
Calling All Hocus Pocus Fans: A Sequel Is on the Way
Attention lovers of Salem, Halloween, talking black cats, and Bette Midler yodeling “boooook”: Rumor has it there will soon be a Hocus Pocus 2. According to […]
Salem Horror Fest Changes Venues after Dispute over Political Commentary
Update, 10/11/19 1 p.m.: This story has been updated to add context and comment from Essex Heritage officials. Having to relocate a film festival months in the […]
Here’s How a Salem Film Festival Is Tackling the Political Horror Show of the Trump Era
As the witching hour approached on November 8, 2016, Kevin Lynch watched the presidential election results through his fingers, scared to look at the TV. […]
The Little Women Trailer Is Here
Tie on on your straw hat, fall in love with your next door neighbor, and burn your sister’s manuscript—the Little Women trailer is officially here, and it’s 2 minutes […]
Meet Chuck MacLean, the Extremely Boston Voice of “City on a Hill”
For much of Chuck MacLean’s life, being a brash loudmouth from Quincy was a liability, infuriating administrators while he was studying at Emerson College and […]
Hackers Turned MIT’s Giant Dome into a Captain America Tribute
MIT’s famous Great Dome got a patriotic (and spoiler-free) makeover Sunday, thanks to some anonymous pranksters. The “hackers,” as they call themselves, transformed the dome […]
The Independent Film Festival Boston Returns
The annual Independent Film Festival Boston is back with its 17th lineup of nearly 100 handpicked indie flicks, set to play on various independent movie theater big screens […]
Warner Bros. Has Killed a Quest to Erase the Departed Rat
Even if you were totally behind the push to erase the rat from the end of The Departed—and, evidently, a lot of people were—you probably knew this […]
You Can Help This Guy Erase the Rat from the End of The Departed
If you love the classic Boston gangster flick The Departed but hate the cheesy rat symbolism that marks the film’s extremely-not-subtle final scene, now you can finally […]