A South by Southwest founder discusses his new American Masters doc about the noted Texas filmmaker
NIGHTMARE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
A documentary about how the idiot media helped elect a moron POTUS
THE LONG JOURNEY HOME
A new film aims to shatter stigmas around public housing
OFF THE PAGE: ON THE NONFICTION FILMS OF SPIKE LEE
On Spike Lee’s latest Michael Jackson pop-doc
‘SAVE THE PLANET, KILL YOURSELF’—AN INTERVIEW
“If the movie doesn’t happen, a lot of slightly older folks in Boston may find themselves wondering whether they imagined the whole thing in the first place.”
Q&A: FILMMAKER MICHAEL YEBBA ON HIS OPIATE DOC “A WORLD WITH NO SKIES”
Images via Michael Yebba A lot of people have been talking about heroin and Oxy lately, and about how opiates are gutting suburban towns. We’re not mad about that conversation finally happening, it’s about fucking time, but it’s important to remember that some communities, particularly lower income ones, have been wrestling this beast for […]
COME BACK, AMY
No matter which performance of hers remains closest to your heart—the studio-perfected bass of “You Know I’m No Good” or the mascara-smeared flair of her Glastonbury set—Amy will reset your appreciation of her work and, more importantly, of her as a person.
WHAT WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM ‘THE THREAD’
‘The Thread’ sets out to expose “how the internet manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers changed the face of journalism forever.”
IFF-Y PROGRAMMING: A RUNDOWN OF THE 2015 INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON
If you were to customize a calendar by marking off the events most integral to Boston film culture, there’s one week you’d highlight a shade deeper than the rest: The Independent Film Festival Boston.
SUPREME CLIENTELE
Steve Onderick documents the man, the myth, the meme for 2016 …
