*1987

MICHAEL ending in 1989 with the release of BAD is like ending an O.J. biopic with him winning the Heisman.

Classic Corner: Annie Hall — Crooked Marquee To honor the late, great Diane Keaton, a look back at the movie that won her an Oscar and made her an icon.

“Annie Hall,” which won Diane Keaton an Oscar and made her an icon, was released on this day in 1977. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

And closers.

Boston Critic Defies 'Patriots Day' Praise: 'Exploitation,' 'Narcissism,' 'Propaganda' "Everyone involved in this movie should be ashamed of themselves," Sean Burns writes

#neverforget

“Bad Day at Black Rock” — John Sturges’s masterful mash-up of Western, film noir, and social commentary — is a lean, mean, 81-minute masterclass in Hollywood craft.

Review - The Stranger Starring Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Francois Ozon’s new adaptation of Albert Camus’ THE STRANGER.

I’ll be hosting a Q&A after the screening with directors Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith. Come see us!

Yankees fan.

Disney signing Spike Lee to a multi-picture deal is one of the many things I lived through that feels like I hallucinated it now.

If you think Kash Patel is embarrassing now, wait til we get an Adam McKay movie with Aziz Ansari in it.

Review - Balls Up Starring Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Benjamin Bratt, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed BALLS UP and got all academic about dick jokes.

Good mail day.

Classic Corner: Bad Day at Black Rock — Crooked Marquee John Sturges’s masterful mash-up of Western, film noir, and social commentary is a lean, mean, 81-minute masterclass in Hollywood craft.

At Crooked Marquee’s Classic Corner this week I wrote about BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK.

Happy Birthday Lily!

Tarr / Krasznahorkai - Harvard Film Archive In celebration of László Krasznahorkai, awardee of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Harvard Film Archive offers four of the writer’s undertakings with compatriot Béla...

It was probably the same print!

Good thing the Globe doesn’t bother covering foreign language films anymore. Otherwise I’d have to hate-read 800 words about how the horse was racist.

Classic Harvard crowd. On the way out one kid wearing dark glasses at night who looked like a Sacha Baron Cohen character said, “I first saw this movie when I was ten years old and really into Nietzsche.” I wish I could make this shit up.

Best movie I saw today. Way better than BALLS UP.

TURIN HORSE-ing around at the HFA.

I don’t get to see it until next week. But as soon as I do…

Coming soon to the Spliced Personality Substack. splicedpersonality.substack.com

IFFBoston's annual spring extravaganza serves 'buffet of films' Filmed everywhere from Hollywood to Hingham, the 2026 festival lineup includes 40 features and 11 short film programs, as well as the ninth annual Student Short Showcase, which offers a chance to see ...

It’s my favorite time of year again! At WBUR this week I previewed the 23d annual Independent Film Festival Boston, which kicks off on Wednesday at the Somerville Theatre. See you there.

Hell yeah.

Earnestpost: Every single time I see a movie in a theater (which is generally 2-3 times a week) I take a moment to appreciate how cool it is that I’m seeing a movie in a theater.

Steven Soderbergh 'The Christophers' is something of a heist film Ian McKellen stars as a disgraced artist living as a semi-recluse. His greedy adult children hire Michaela Coel to steal his unfinished paintings and complete them so they can be sold for millions. "U...

At WBUR this week I reviewed Steven Soderbergh’s THE CHRISTOPHERS, which gives Ian McKellen his best movie role in decades.

Steven Soderbergh 'The Christophers' is something of a heist film Ian McKellen stars as a disgraced artist living as a semi-recluse. His greedy adult children hire Michaela Coel to steal his unfinished paintings and complete them so they can be sold for millions. "U...

At WBUR this week I reviewed Steven Soderbergh’s THE CHRISTOPHERS, which gives Ian McKellen his best movie role in decades.

This is going to be great.