In life, there are certain people, places and happenings that start a revolution within us.  These interactions alter our entire life trajectory and offer a new vision for our future. In HBO Max’s series “We Are Who We Are,” the stars have aligned for two adolescents,...

“Dash & Lily” is one of the newest additions to the Rolodex of Netflix Christmas content. The series follows two teens, the persnickety pessimist Dash (Austin Abrams) who comes across a notebook containing a series of clues and challenges left by the cheery romantic Lily...

Considered by many as one of the first slasher films, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” has inspired eight spin-off films, with another to come in 2021. Even at nearly 50 years old, the film holds its own as a gruesome tale of horror.  From the beginning, the film is peppered...

The newest installment of the Borat saga, “Borat Subsequent Movie Film,” centers around a disgraced Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen), who attempts to restore the good name of Kazakhstan in the United States by travelling back to the U.S. to deliver a gift to Mike Pence....

Director Wes Craven’s “Scream” brings instant nostalgia for any horror fanatic, not just because of its iconic ’90s slasher flair, but also because of how it wittingly toys with references to the genre’s classics. The killer asks his victims horror movie trivia —...

The killing of Michael Brown changed the narrative of racial justice in the United States forever. In his 2016 memoir “They Can’t Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter,” Wesley Lowery illustrates that in the detailed chronicling of the modern-day fight for Black...

“Minari” is a rare film, one bursting at the seams with love and care. It is clear that this is a personal story, but unlike other Hollywood filmmakers, Lee Isaac Chung took the time to mature and perfect his craft before telling his tale. This is Chung’s fifth feature-length...

“Downtown Crossing,” a play presented by Company One Theatre in partnership with the Boston Public Library and Northeastern University, tested the bounds of theater in a digital format.  Streamed via a private YouTube link Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 as a digital world premiere,...

Director Mike Flanagan is a perfectionist. He couldn’t just stop after creating the chilling and widely acclaimed “The Haunting of Hill House.” He had to craft a second chapter that was bigger, better and scarier. Thus came “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” Similar...

“The Witches of Eastwick” has it all: flaming cellos, voodoo dolls and cherry pits. What more could you want from a zany Halloween flick? “The Witches of Eastwick” is a 1987 dark, funny camp classic, directed by George Miller and loosely based on John Updike’s novel...

Taking a peek into the garish lifestyles of the upper class is always fun. The iconic marble staircases, grandiose foyers and hauteur outfits are foreign concepts to most of the world. “French Exit” starts with the infamous Frances (Michelle Pfieffer) and her son Malcolm...

More than 35 years since its initial release, Wes Craven’s “Nightmare on Elm Street” continues to hold a special place in the world of classic horror. One of the most iconic and instantly recognizable villains, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) represented a new kind of horror....