At times, co-directors Cattet and Forzani seem to disregard narrative altogether, but they never abandon the effort to make your pupils dilate, skin crawl, or nipples harden.
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POE POE: THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE TWO POES
Not only are two Edgar Allan Poe statues being unveiled in the same 25-day period, they are located within .6 miles of one another.
A BLACK HOLE: ‘THE ZERO THEOREM’ GETS LOST IN GILLIAM’S TRADEMARK GENRE
The Zero Theorem desperately wants to have something to say, but the mediation on nothingness it promises would have been more interesting than the exercise in repetition it delivers.
IN “TRACES,” GRAVITY-DEFYING PERFORMERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO
Five minutes into “Traces,” the man to my left shouted, “Shit!”
LAILA LALAMI: THE MOOR’S ACCOUNT
"Even as you and I speak, there is some place in the world where what is happening in the book is happening right now."
CREATUROS: POPSICLE
In July, CreaturOs dropped their ode to psychedelic summer bliss, "Short Shorts." That was just a preview of what they have in store on Popsicle; just as the weather begins turning from cold to f-ing freezing, a last potent dose of fuzz guitars and tambourine slaps before hibernation sets in.
WOODS + COUNTRY: TWO DYNAMITE EXHIBITIONS OPEN AT THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
Before we get to the meat and potatoes of Peabody Essex Museum's two new exhibitions, let us declare that a trip on the commuter rail to Salem can take less time than getting from the depths of Somerville to Jamaica Plain, or from Dorchester to parts of Cambridge.
MEDIA FARM: WITH NEW BOOK, FORMER MAYOR MENINO FINALLY GETS TO WRITE THE HEADLINES
Menino presents a version of the past four decades of local politics that's absolutely entertaining, but should be taken with a pound of salt.
THE FINAL FEAST: J. CANNIBAL
J. Cannibal reflects on 13 years of cult films + horror burlesque
THE STRANGER
Meet the word nerd behind Jamaica Plain's newest bookstore