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At Crooked Marquee’s Classic Corner this week I wrote about fear and loathing in Oliver Stone’s SALVADOR.

Classic Corner: Salvador — Crooked MarqueeOliver Stone's early, angry chronicle of a war correspondent under fire boasts a ferocious energy and an electrifying performance by James Woods.crookedmarquee.com

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Gregg Araki's I WANT YOUR SEX, which is a lot of fun but it finishes too quickly. I hear that happens sometimes.

Review - I Want Your SexStarring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Charli XCX.splicedpersonality.substack.com

At WBUR this week I reviewed WILD INSIDE. Penny Lane’s enchanting documentary about Flaco the owl opens tomorrow in New York and screens Tuesday night at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. I loved this movie.

'Wild Inside' chronicles how Flaco the owl became a New York City folk heroDirector Penny Lane's enchanting documentary follows how the Eruasian eagle-owl, who escaped from the Central Park Zoo in 2023, became an emissary of the asphalt jungle. Critic Sean Burns writes "the ...www.wbur.org

I have no idea why it’s taken me this long to see ONE-TRICK PONY but I would like to thank the casting director.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack I managed to review SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY without giving away who the villain is.

Review - Spider Man: Brand New DayStarring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal.splicedpersonality.substack.com

At WBUR this week I wrote about Ross McElwee’s masterpiece SHERMAN’S MARCH, which is returning to the Coolidge alongside his devastating new companion piece REMAKE. You should go see both, but maybe not back-to-back.

Filmmaker Ross McElwee's 'Remake' preserves life's fragile memoriesMcElwee’s 1985 masterpiece “Sherman’s March” is a would-be historical documentary hijacked by the floundering love life of its director. Revisiting some of the folks from that film, "Remake" attempts ...www.wbur.org

The first song you hear in SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY is TV on the Radio's "Wolf Like Me." Tunde Adebimpe played Mr. Cobbwell in SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING. Does Peter Parker know his old chemistry teacher is a rock star or is this more multiverse shit?

A friend’s 12-year-old daughter asked me how old I was. “51,” I told her. “Holy crap,” she said. “I would have guessed you were like 46.” This will probably be the highlight of my day.

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SHERMAN’S MARCH has a lot more in common with THE ODYSSEY than I’d remembered.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Nicolas Winding Refn's HER PRIVATE HELL, which is absolutely terrible and maybe also kind of great?

Review - Her Private HellStarring Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Froseth.splicedpersonality.substack.com

At Crooked Marquee's Classic Corner this week I wrote about MY BRILLIANT CAREER and how comfortable Sam Neill was ceding the spotlight to his female co-stars.

Classic Corner: My Brilliant Career — Crooked MarqueeGillian Armstrong’s 1979 adaptation of Miles Franklin’s novel provided early breakthrough roles for both Judy Davis and the late, great Sam Neill.crookedmarquee.com

Look at this asshole.

My talk with the great @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social after last week’s WBUR CitySpace’s SET IN BOSTON screening of THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR is now up on YouTube. Warning: Contains spoilers for a 58-year-old movie!

‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ (1968) post-screening conversation | Set in BostonYouTube video by WBUR CitySpace, Bostonyoutu.be

At WBUR this week I wrote about the Somerville Theatre’s upcoming 70mm presentations of HOWARD THE DUCK and THE DOORS. Very excited for one of these.

Somerville Theatre goes nocturnal with 'Midnight Specials'The series offers rare screenings of George Lucas' 1986 "Howard the Duck" and Oliver Stone's 1991 Jim Morrison biopic "The Doors." "From a rock star fowl to a foul rock star, these aren’t movies you’r...www.wbur.org

Nine-time champions.

My favorite movie of last year is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

'Eephus' is more than a movie about baseballDirector Carson Lund's film follows the last game played by two adult Sunday league baseball teams on a field slated for demolition in Douglas, Massachusetts. "It’s baseball as life in all its gloriou...www.wbur.org

Went to see THE ODYSSEY in 70mm at the Somerville Theatre tonight and it looked like an entirely different movie than the dogshit projection at last week’s AMC Boston Common press screening. Crazy how much better things are when you have trained professionals who care.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I wrote about MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD, which is now playing at the Coolidge and other theaters. Made this one free to all because I'm a few days late with it. Sorry 'bout that.

Review - Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldA documentary directed by Sasha Waters.splicedpersonality.substack.com