Set in the eighteenth century, moving from Manchester in Great Britain to New York, “The Testament of Ann Lee” (2025)...
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Horror
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“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” (2025) is the fourth of potentially five movies in the “28 Days Later” franchise...
The Choral
Drama, History, Music, Romance, War
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Set in 1916, smack dab in the middle of World War I, the Allies, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy...
Dead Man’s Wire
Biography, Crime, Drama, History
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“Dead Man’s Wire” (2025) is Gus Van Sant’s latest film, which adapts the documentary “Dead Man’s Line: The Tony Kiritsis...
Dead Man’s Line: The Tony Kiritsis Story
Crime, Documentary
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“Dead Man’s Line: The Tony Kiritsis Story” (2018) is a documentary about an Indianapolis hostage crisis that started on Tuesday,...
Sheepdog
Drama
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Shot in Turners Falls, Western Massachusetts, “Sheepdog” (2024) focuses on combat veteran Calvin Cole (Steven Grayhm, who also wrote and...
Night Patrol
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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The success of “Sinners” (2025) has spawned films that cannot replicate the success of Ryan Coogler’s latest triumph, so they...
Father Mother Sister Brother
Comedy, Drama
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Jim Jarmusch’s latest film, “Father Mother Sister Brother” (2025), is a family anthology consisting of three separate segments that revolve...
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Series
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
The Cutting Edge: 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...
The Cutting Edge: 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...
The Cutting Edge: 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....