When done well, the sparest of films can be almost mesmerizing. Moments of stasis and solitude command attention, pulling in the audience like some meditative medium. Read More

Few murder cases have attracted as much attention over the last half-century – and remained in the public eye so long – as the trial of Read More

Any great thriller earns that definition by keeping its audience off-balance. We crave control in the real world, but not when it comes to the movies Read More

On the list of 2014 Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature, there was a perfectly wonderful film you probably hadn’t heard of. Beyond the sisters of Read More

As Egypt’s internal political struggle continues yielding violent acts and revolutionary actions, a film that chronicles its historic evolution is playing everywhere and receiving awards. Nominated Read More

Dave Grohl is full of surprises. When he came from behind the Nirvana drum set to form the band Foo Fighters, not many expected his songwriting Read More

When a single act of violence is central to a film’s plot, the event almost always shows up on the screen. It’s like some implicit promise Read More

If you were to name common institutions designed to inspire calm and quiet, art museums would have to be at the top of the list. Even Read More

As the 11th year of Independent Film Festival Boston kicked off on the night of April 24, the city of Boston was still reflecting on a Read More