From the late 1980s through the 2010s, the romantic comedy reigned supreme. Filmmakers such as Nancy Meyers, Nora Ephron, Rob Reiner, Garry Marshall and Richard…
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“D(e)ad,” written by and starring comedian Isabella Roland, is an independent feature-length film about a young woman named Tillie (Roland) whose estranged father dies and…
“Viva La Revolution!” Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) screams to his daughter’s martial arts teacher, who immediately slides into a trap door after raising a fist…
This article was originally published in the October 2025 print edition. Guillermo del Toro’s newest undertaking “Frankenstein” is a mostly-faithful, frequently heavy-handed, but successfully heartwarming…
In 2022, University of Massachusetts professor and filmmaker Kate Way had just finished teaching her course on the politics of K-12 education, which included a…
Disclaimer: this article contains spoilers. On Sunday, March 2, Sean Baker’s “Anora” swept the 96th Academy Awards, winning five of the six categories it was…
Cult classic film, “The Room” (2003), created by Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero, has gained the status from many publications of being the worst film…
About a year ago, I discovered “The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love” (1995), a beautiful independent romance film written and directed by a fellow Smithie, Maria Maggenti ’86 which tells the story of how two teenage girls fall in love with each other.
“The Holdovers” relishes in the powers of its actors, its dialogue and its setting. The film takes an angry kid, a washed up academic and…
“It’s been a long time coming.” These aren’t only the first words on Taylor Swift’s lips as she rises onto the stage of her Eras Tour — but a message to her fans.