Black Panther Leaps Through The Big Screen
It has taken until the year 2018 for a black superhero to emerge full blown into the zeitgeist, and be celebrated, embraced, and consumed like ripe fruit ready to burst....
Joyce’s Choices
Weekend Movies: Phantom Thread, The Post & I, Tonya
Go for a double feature this weekend. You can't go wrong at the movies with these great films....
Movies To Watch This Weekend
Here’s another batch of films, like cookies for the holidays– yummy & crummy; some to be savored, some to be consumed guiltily in the dark, and some to be tossed....
Boston Society Of Film Critics Top 2017 Films
This holiday we are putting these top picks on our must see list... have you seen Phantom Thread or The Shape of Water or....?...
Movie Review: Lady Bird
This fresh, perceptive coming of age film, may be the best movie out there right now....
Movie Review: Blade Runner 2049
BLADE RUNNER 2049 continues a tale that asks what it means to be human, but despite being almost an hour longer than the original, is a much more routine experi...
3 Summer Movies You Don’t Want To Miss
A few more SCREEN GRABS in the dog days of summer–and none of the following are dogs:...
Don’t Miss New Movie Marjorie Prime…Adapted From Pulitzer Prize Play
Geena Davis is affecting as Marjorie’s daughter Tess, on edge as she steers through her anger, resentment, and yearning for a mother who is slipping away...
DETROIT: A Movie We Need To See And Talk About
Does a film like DETROIT help or hurt? Does turning these real life events into a “narrative thriller” cheapen the truth? Can anybody white say anything meaningful about anybody black?...
The Full Length Documentary “Boston” Will Leave You Breathless
“Boston” is the first feature length documentary film on the history of the race — and it is a beauty....
89th Academy Awards: Wild Oscar Plot Twist!
Who will be fired for handing Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope?...
HIDDEN FIGURES: See This Movie
“Hidden Figures” adapted from the book by Margot Lee Shetterly will leave you feeling inspired and wondering what other true stories must be told....
An Erotic Thriller Two Ways: “Fingersmith”/”The Handmaiden”
Here’s a rewarding artistic excursion for the new year– an erotic crime thriller two ways, one onscreen, the other onstage. Both are based on the devilishly byz...
My Five Fave Films Of 2016
This was a strange year for movies. I could barely find a thing to watch all summer, and then was inundated with a flood of excellent features in the Fall. No o...
Joyce’s Review: Fences with Denzel Washington
FENCES– the seminal Pulitzer Prize-winning work by August Wilson, one of a decade-by-decade 10-play cycle about the black experience in America–will rattle your...
Movies Not To Miss Over The Holidays: Part 1
The studios continue to save their best offerings for last. Here's Joyce's reviews of JACKIE, ELLE, and MOONLIGHT...
The Best Movies Of 2016: Boston Film Critics Vote
Watch the trailers for the critics' two picks for best picture here!...
Manchester By The Sea: Joyce’s Review
Look for Oscar nominations among cast and crew!...
One Of The Fall’s Best Movies: ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL spills its secrets softly in a grand, goosebump-inducing sci-fi adventure that made me feel like I was tumbling through space and time. ...
The Accountant – Joyce’s Review
This is a real departure for the actor as he brings to life an ass-kicking, Asperger’s syndrome, math wiz......