Saturday, November 11, 2017
With Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig has come up with what will surely be one of the best films of the year.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:33PMSaturday, September 23, 2017
What keeps Stronger from turning into a patly sentimental yarn is Jake Gyllenhall’s modulated performance.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:36AMFriday, September 15, 2017
No doubt many will find director Darren Aronofsky's transgressive vision overwrought, but the film is undeniably powerful.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:33PMSaturday, August 5, 2017
Detroit leaves the ethical questions it raises open.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:48AMFriday, July 21, 2017
Dunkirk is a rousing testament to how common people, when called, can unite against adversity.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:42AMThursday, June 22, 2017
One of the Provincetown Film Festival's highlights: a documentary on the life of best-selling author Armistead Maupin.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42PMThursday, June 8, 2017
While Band Aid feels authentic in its realistic depiction of contemporary relationships, its humor is consistently disarming.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:33PMSaturday, June 3, 2017
In this attempt to get at the 'truth,' the actors don't play the roles, the roles play the actors.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:33AMWednesday, May 24, 2017
Two plays from major American dramatists interrogate how we come up with the stories we tell about ourselves.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:06PMMonday, May 22, 2017
It is not a movie for every taste; in fact, it is as close to watching paint dry as a film can get. I mean that in a good way.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:36PMThursday, April 13, 2017
Director Terence Davies read four biographies of Emily Dickinson; the details of her life he remembered became the basis for his screenplay.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PMSaturday, March 25, 2017
Terrence Malick attempts to liven up this hackneyed soap/rock opera with his signature swooping camera moves and stunning cinematography.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AMFriday, March 10, 2017
Two fine new plays in New York meditate on dealing with mortality.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:03PMFriday, February 17, 2017
The Wooster Group deconstruction of the documentary Town Bloody Hall adds layers of artificiality to what may or may not have been a serious event.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:24PMWednesday, January 11, 2017
Search for who you are and stick to it, Mike Mills advises in his films, though it may not always be easy.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:33PMMonday, December 19, 2016
One of the heartening trends in film during 2016 has been an increase in the number of quality films that focus on African-Americans.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:04AMSunday, November 13, 2016
Rosamond Purcell's striking photographs are about surprising transformations, the unexpected magic of metamorphosis.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AMThursday, November 10, 2016
Loving celebrates the passion and courage of two people who, by doing what was right for them, established justice for generations to come.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:31AMSaturday, October 22, 2016
Christine is less interested in serving up a moral lesson or providing sociological analysis than generating sympathy.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:58AMThursday, October 6, 2016
"It was really hard to get to certain places and bring up memories and experiences and put that out there."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AMMonday, September 12, 2016
Unlike any other Beatles documentary, this one succeeds in presenting the hysteria of the few years when the band played live and toured the world.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:09PMFriday, September 9, 2016
I was never bored during Sully's brisk 90 minutes.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:14AMSunday, August 28, 2016
Brett Milano approaches his subject with encyclopedic knowledge, a fan’s fervor, and the seasoned music journalist’s skill for turning an artful phrase.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:28AMFriday, August 12, 2016
Stephen Frears balances laughs with a smattering of poignant scenes, a broad, see-sawing approach that will appeal to American audiences.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:49AMThursday, August 4, 2016
Films like Indignation bypass body counts and superheroes in order to explore the mysteries and eccentricities of human behavior.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:03PMWednesday, June 29, 2016
When asked about why he chose to focus on a dog, Todd Solondz says: “I knew I wanted to do a dog movie.”
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:13AMThursday, June 23, 2016
Director Nicholas Winding Refn has turned the dark side of modeling into a horror film, one that will no doubt generate plenty of controversy.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:43PMFriday, May 20, 2016
The film and the book are all in good fun, in the spirit of “mocking affection” that is a part of Whit Stillman's artistic vision
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:32PMFriday, May 6, 2016
The IFFBoston's commitment to films about marginalized communities is turning the festival into an essential cultural event.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:55AMThursday, April 28, 2016
The Guys Next Door is about gently opening hearts and minds: it delicately demonstrates through one small story how easy it would be to recognize our common humanity.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:16PMSunday, March 27, 2016
Xavier Giannoli’s Marguerite is a wonderful study of delusion and illusion, the deceptive power of love and faith.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:50AM 
