Writer and director Christian Petzold is the rare filmmaker who can make a weak entry in his body of work,...
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Documentary
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What makes a documentary good? What is a successful documentary? The answer is not “if I like it,” which is...
They Will Kill You
Action, Comedy, Horror
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Zazie Beetz plays the newest housekeeper at an exclusive Manhattan building called the Virgil, but on her first night, she...
Dolly
Horror
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“Dolly” (2025) bravely asks, “What if the killer was not a man?” Nonbinary actor Max the Impaler or Max Lindsey...
Marc by Sofia
Documentary
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The best part of “Marc by Sofia” (2025) is recalling and listing all the better documentaries about fashion designers: “Unzipped”...
Holy Days
Comedy, Drama
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Set around Christmas break in 1974 New Zealand, “Holy Days” (2026) takes a motherless boy, Brian Collins (Elijah Tamati), and...
A Magnificent Life
Animation, Biography
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The English dubbed version of “A Magnificent Life” (2025), the original title in French translates to “Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol,”...
André Is an Idiot
Biography, Comedy, Documentary
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“André Is an Idiot” (2025) may be the funniest documentary about a fatal cancer diagnosis. André Ricciardi is not a...
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Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 Episode 10
Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
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Welcome, everybody! Every week, I’ll release a review corresponding to the available episode(s) of the eight-episode, second season of “Daredevil:...
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Biography, Crime, Documentary, Sport
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“Untold: Deal with the Devil” (2021) is the second episode of the first nine-episode season in an ongoing Netflix sports...
Chainsaw Man
Action, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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“Chainsaw Man” (2022), a twelve-episode Japanese anime television series, adapts Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga series. Denji (Kikunosuke Toya) gets pulled into...
Downton Abbey
Drama, Romance
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“Downton Abbey” (2010-2015) consists of six seasons with a total of fifty-two episodes. Each episode is roughly a little over...
Ironheart
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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“Ironheart” (2025) is the fourteenth Disney+ television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with six episodes and a...
Ironheart Season 1 Episode 6
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Welcome, everybody! In the next two weeks, I’ll release three reviews corresponding to the available episodes of the six-episode season...
Ironheart Season 1 Episode 5
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Welcome, everybody! In the next two weeks, I’ll release three reviews corresponding to the available episodes of the six-episode season...
Ironheart Season 1 Episode 4
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Welcome, everybody! In the next two weeks, I’ll release three reviews corresponding to the available episodes of the six-episode season...
Bill Bryson’s well-known travel book, “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trial,” is about how Bryson...
The Final 8th
Self-Help
“The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals” addresses a common problem of being close to accomplishing...
The PDA Paradox
Family & Relationships / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Biography & Autobiography / People with Disabilities, Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments, Self-Help / General, Social Science / People with Disabilities
Harry Thompson’s book, “The PDA Paradox: The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism...
Camouflage
Comics & Graphic Novels / Contemporary Women, Psychology / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family & Relationships / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / General, Self-Help / General, Social Science / People with Disabilities
Dr. Sarah Bargiela’s “Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women” is a great, entry-level guide to autism in women if...
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
House & Home
Margareta Magnusson’s first book in a two-book series, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and...
How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
House & Home
I heard about KC Davis’ book, “How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help,” when I was...
Dear Girls
Humor / Form / Essays, Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood
Dear Girls is an intimate, irreverent, bawdy memoir disguised as a letter to her daughters. It is thematically arranged and...
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
Biography & Autobiography
While I would issue a trigger warning because The Meaning of Mariah Carey deals with psychological abuse, sexual violence and...
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The Cutting Edge
Love & Other Crimes
Crime, Drama, Romance, Short
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At a crossroads between having a better life or taking a familiar path, a man may make the choice that...
Liquor Bank
Drama, Short
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On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, “Liquor Bank” (2025) was shown at the Roxbury International Film Festival before “Harriet Tubman: From...
Who’s There?
Horror, Short
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Shot in New England, this ten-minute horror short, “Who’s There?” (2024). stars Garland Scott as Phil, Philip Matthew Stewart, widower...
Do You Remember Me?
Drama, Short
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Producer and writer Tonia Magras’ directorial debut, “Do You Remember Me?” (2025), draws inspiration from her life in a story...
The Cutting Edge: Summerdance 2024
Short
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The Cutting Edge is devoted to short films from local filmmakers. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundations. On...
The Cutting Edge: Sights Unseen
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The Cutting Edge is devoted to local filmmakers’ short films. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundation. On...
The Cutting Edge: Project Screenway
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The Cutting Edge is devoted to short films from local filmmakers. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundations....