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In one of her voiceovers, director Laura Poitras states that “the contradictions are becoming the story.” If that’s how the Wikileaks story ends—a website and its creator, infinitely tied together yet completely inconsistent with one another—what kind of story is it?
Read MoreThe film, and the chaos that the women are subjected to (Sarah in particular), operates as a metaphor for what it’s like for women to experience psychological trauma in an uncaring world. The effects of trauma lurk unseen, unattended to and unmentioned, just like the foul cave dwellers.
Read MoreThe “Wall Street thriller” genre would be an unlikely phenomenon were it not for this bubbling well of emotion and obfuscation. Over time, these movies have largely reflected the stubbornly skewed gender composition of the industry: from Wall Street to Wolf on Wall Street, it is always shamelessly greedy men pulling the stunts. Then in 2016 came Meera Menon’s Equity.
Read MoreA look back at some of the best indie films of IFFBoston 2017.
Read MoreMeet the Patels is for everyone, regardless of age or culture or background. Its core themes are familiar, but are by no means stale here: the old trope of a protagonist embarking on a quest for love is enlivened by this cast of complex, sharp-witted people who are unquestioningly devoted to one another.
Read MoreBlack bodies are simply that to the white characters—bodies. Bodies that they are obsequious to, to capture, to manipulate for their own purposes.... This is one of the ways in which racism erases black identities: black bodies are stripped of all qualities, all distinctions, except for a single, “useful” feature.
Read MoreHorror reflects our world back to us. Desierto works because it feels much more plausible than it should.
Read MoreIt’s a catch-22: I Am Not Your Negro is as disheartening for its relevance as it is validating in its relevance. That is, it was painful for me to watch at times, but wholly validating to witness as a black viewer.
Read MoreThough they took different routes to get there, the films at the 2017 Boston Underground Film Festival all took up the burden of storytelling and brought it forth to their audience. And for the most part, they had a hell of a good time doing it.
Read MoreDisability in Hush not only upends stereotypes and caricatures trenchant in other portrayals in film, specifically horror, but also functions to enrich the uniquely and distinctly feminine brand of power that dominates and drives the film.
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