entertainment
Somerville Theatre sold to current managers
The future of the Somerville Theatre came into clear focus today when it was announced that ownership of the Hobbs Building, which houses the historic theater, was transferred to CSB Theatres, Inc. Read more Cambridge unveils housing development dashboard CSB is co-owned by longtime theater managers Ian Judge, Ian Brownell, Jamie Mattchen and John O’Leary. […]
Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Cirque of the Dead, Truck O’ Treat and half-marathon
For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Read more From classics and docs to tricks and treats Thursday, Oct. 22 5:30 p.m.List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames St., Kendall Square. Opening reception and artist talk: Hao […]
From classics and docs to tricks and treats
We’re currently between legs of IFFBoston’s Fall Focus , but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of great festival screenings. On Friday, the Boston Globe continues its annual GlobeDocs festival at the Brattle Theatre (with additional screenings across the river at Coolidge Corner Theatre and Alamo Drafthouse Boston Seaport). Highlights include “Union Town” (2026), the […]
Outrage and scandal: “The Devils” is back in theaters
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 4. Ken Russell’s cult-classic “The Devils,” which comes to the Somerville Theater this week for a limited re-release, remains a glorious cinematic affront: one part historical drama, one part political horror flick where the monsters wear vestments and call their cruelty salvation. Its graphic sex and scenes of torture earned […]
‘Reckoning’ fails to exact a toll
“The Social Reckoning” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. When Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay to “The Social Network” in 2010, the idea of a glossy biopic about a time-wasting website felt somewhat ridiculous. Nearly two decades into our social media-dominated hellscape, no one is laughing. Read more Digital billboard trucks with October 7 reminders […]
‘Verity’is lifeless on page and on screen
“Verity” ⭐⭐ Rating: 1.5 out of 4. The movie version of “Verity,” Colleen Hoover’s hackneyed page lift of Daphne du Maurier’s great 1938 Gothic psycho thriller “Rebecca,” has an all-star cast that may not be enough to give the romance novelist a fourth box office success. Read more Community, developers have mixed response to new […]
Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: HonkFest, Arabic heritage celebration and “Practical Magic”‘s Alice Hoffman
For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Read more Young adults in Mass. most likely to enter treatment for alcohol addiction Friday, Oct. 2 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Various locations at MIT MIT Future Fest$149 for […]
A survival thriller and a crime drama
“Heart of the Beast” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. The vast wilds of Alaska are where James Belmont (Brad Pitt) goes to tamp down the PTSD he suffered as a former special ops sergeant, as well as heal the war scars of his loyal German Shepherd Odin, who served with Belmont during multiple Middle […]
Catching predators in the name of fame
“Primetime” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 4. Documentarian Lance Oppenheim (“Ren Faire,” “Spermworld”) steps into the narrative feature-scape with this lurid submersion into the early years of online predation, where chatrooms were used as Venus flytraps to snare underage targets and goad them into real-life meetups. The scummy underbelly, as Oppenheim depicts it in “Primetime,” […]
Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Classical music poetry, Meowfest and Lift Every Voice Play Festival
For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Read more North Division sweeps city baseball All-Star tournament Thursday, Sept. 24 6 to 8 p.m.Cambridge Main Library, Rossi Room, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge. Overdose Prevention Kit Assembly eventFree. In honor […]