‘Summering’ review: A half-baked and muddled misfire for James Ponsoldt

Promising on paper, Summering is a frustrating film on almost every level. I went in with high hopes, as would anyone who loved James Ponsoldt’s previous modern classic of the coming-of-age genre, The Spectacular Now. In that and a handful of other independent…

IFF Boston Review: Lemon

The brilliance of Janicza Bravo’s Lemon is clear juxtaposed against another IFF Boston pick – the Alison Brie-Aubrey Plaza vehicle The Little Hours. Both films play in an absurdist sandbox, boosted by stacked casts in the vein of Wet Hot American…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’

With Halloween around the corner, there are very few options in films unless you’re the kind of parent that is fine taking your child to the latest slasher film. Not everyone is into potentially emotional scarring at such a young…

Interview: Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso & Moises Arias Talk The Kings of Summer

By: Gabrielle Bondi A few weeks ago I sat down with the three stars of the indie summer comedy, The Kings of Summer. The film follows three teenage boys that decide to run away from home and live in the woods.…

Top 10 Summer 2013 Indie Films You Should See

By: Gabrielle Bondi Summer is usually dominated by huge action thrillers or superhero movies. And I love those movies (well… most of them). But what many may not know is the good amount of independent films that release between May and…

Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Smashed’ with Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Aaron Paul

I didn’t know much about Smashed going in, only that it premiered at Sundance with a considerable amount of praise. I wasn’t sure if it was going to be more comedic or dramatic. Frankly, I wasn’t really expecting much. Then,…