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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The @brattletheatre.bsky.social’s Some of the Best of 2025 series starts TONIGHT! Not sure what to see? Check out the Hassle’s handy roundup, with links to our writers’ reviews and interviews for each film! bostonhassle.com/roundup-the-...

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Today on the site: @kyleamato.bsky.social interviewed animator Julian Glander about his feature debut BOYS GO TO JUPITER, which opens 9/5 at the Somerville Theatre! bostonhassle.com/interview-di...

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

For @bostonhassle.bsky.social I had the pleasure of speaking with TWIN PEAKS producer Sabrina S. Sutherland about her decades-long working relationship with David Lynch. Sabrina will be appearing alongside several PEAKS cast members this Sunday at the Wilbur! bostonhassle.com/interview-sa...

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INTERVIEW: Sabrina S. Sutherland on ‘TWIN PEAKS’ and Working with David Lynch // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

EDDINGTON is by turns funny and horrifying, frustrating and brilliant, and— for better and for worse— a movie for our times. Review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-eddin...

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REVIEW: Eddington (2025) dir. Ari Aster // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

This weekend @brattletheatre.bsky.social is screening a newly restored director’s cut of Masayuki Suo’s SHALL WE DANCE! The Hassle’s @annahoang.bsky.social has the scoop on this wonderful film. bostonhassle.com/go-to-shall-...

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GO TO: Shall We Dance? (1996) dir. Masayuki Suo // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

On Tuesday, 7/22, the Hassle’s @theoscargoff.bsky.social will host a Q&A at the Drafthouse with the great Ben Sisto following a screening of Ben’s documentary WHO LET THE DOGS OUT! Read Oscar’s interview below, and join us next week for an answer to that age-old question.

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

In the latest installment of DIRACTORS, @jdraperr.bsky.social looks at UNFORGIVEN, the first of Clint Eastwood’s many swan songs. bostonhassle.com/diractors-un...

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DIRACTORS: Unforgiven (1992) dir Clint Eastwood // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Today on the site, @annahoang.bsky.social spoke to director Dalton Coffey about his neo-western FALL IS A GOOD TIME TO DIE and the intricacies of subverting genre: bostonhassle.com/interview-da...

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INTERVIEW: Dalton Coffey on “FALL IS A GOOD TIME TO DIE” // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Today on the site @sampausman.bsky.social looks the ways in which Celine Song’s MATERIALISTS both embraces and twists the conventions of the classic Ephronian rom-com! bostonhassle.com/materialists...

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Materialists: The Upside-Down Rom-Com // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Though it has its dumb-fun moments (and the best Kate Bush needledrop since STRANGER THINGS), M3GAN 2.0, like so many misguided tech ventures, suffers from mission creep. Review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-m3gan...

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REVIEW: M3GAN 2.0 (2025) dir. Gerard Johnstone // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

In the latest installment of DIRACTORS, @jdraperr.bsky.social looks at COTTON COMES TO HARLEM, the directorial debut of the great Ossie Davis! bostonhassle.com/diractors-co...

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DIRACTORS: Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) dir. Ossie Davis // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I loved 28 YEARS LATER, a truly bonkers— and surprisingly poignant— film which breathes new life into the zombie genre. Review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-28-ye...

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REVIEW: 28 Years Later (2025) dir. Danny Boyle // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS “appreciates its audience and doesn’t do any fandom hand holding,” writes @kyleamato.bsky.social. Stream it now on Netflix! bostonhassle.com/review-kpop-...

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REVIEW: KPop Demon Hunters (2025) dir. Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

TONIGHT! @brattletheatre.bsky.social kicks off its “Cronenberg Summer” series with RABID! The Hassle’s Charlie von Peterffy has the writeup— catch it tonight in a double feature with THE BROOD! bostonhassle.com/go-to-rabid-...

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GO TO: Rabid (1977) dir. David Cronenberg // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Today on the site, the Hassle’s resident mousewatcher @kyleamato.bsky.social takes on ELIO, the latest, oddly muted effort from Pixar. bostonhassle.com/review-elio-...

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REVIEW: Elio (2025) dir. Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, & Adrian Molina // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

TONIGHT! Head over to the Charles River Speedway at sundown for a free outdoor screening of the cinematic masterpiece GOOD BURGER, presented by @thecoolidge.bsky.social! The Hassle’s Charlie von Peterffy has the scoop. bostonhassle.com/go-to-good-b...

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GO TO: Good Burger (1997) dir. Brian Robbins // BOSTON HASSLE

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Joshua Polanski @joshuapolanski.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I interviewed Laurynas Bareiša for the @bostonhassle.bsky.social about his new film Drowning Dry. bostonhassle.com/bbff-intervi...

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

“It’s nice to be able to hang around long enough to see something you did come back.” Today on the site, @kyleamato.bsky.social speaks to the legendary Peter Riegert about the new @criterion.bsky.social edition of CROSSING DELANCEY! bostonhassle.com/interview-cr...

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INTERVIEW: Peter Riegert on ‘CROSSING DELANCEY’ // BOSTON HASSLE

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Joshua Polanski @joshuapolanski.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My review of the Oscar nominated Palestinian documentary No Other Land for the @bostonhassle.bsky.social bostonhassle.com/boston-pales...

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Tonight the @brattletheatre.bsky.social kicks off its annual (Some of) The Best of 2024 series! To help guide you through the offerings, the Hassle has compiled a handy roundup with links to our writers’ full reviews: bostonhassle.com/roundup-the-...

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Jack Draper @jdraperr.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

New Diractors on THE CABLE GUY and how I've been misled to believe this isn't way better than we remember bostonhassle.com/diractors-th...

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DIRACTORS: The Cable Guy (1996) dir. Ben Stiller // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN is a perfectly fine biopic of a subject who deserves far more than “perfectly fine.” My review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-a-com...

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REVIEW: A Complete Unknown (2024) dir. James Mangold // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

THIS WEEKEND! The @brattletheatre.bsky.social continues their beloved annual screenings of Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Read Charlie Von Peterffy’s writeup on the site, then get your tickets. Merry Christmas, movie house! bostonhassle.com/go-to-its-a-...

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GO TO: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) dir. Frank Capra // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thrilled to reveal my top ten films of 2024 at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! Excellent movie year, even though (or perhaps because) Hollywood was in shambles. bostonhassle.com/year-ender-o...

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YEAR ENDER: Oscar Goff’s Top Ten Films of 2024 // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Here are my first-round picks from today’s @bsfc.bsky.social vote (apart from Best Picture— keep an eye on @bostonhassle.bsky.social for my complete Top Ten soon!)

ACTOR
1. Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
2. Hugh Grant, HERETIC
3.Justice Smith, I SAW THE TV GLOW

ENSEMBLE
1.KINDS OF KINDNESS
2. LOVE LIES BLEEDING
3. THE LAST SHOWGIRL

ACTRESS
1. Lea Seydoux, THE BEAST
2. Lily Rose Depp, NOSFERATU
3. Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOOMUCH.

SUP. ACTOR
1. Adan Pearson, A DIFFERENT MAN
2. Chris Hemsworth, FURIOSA
3. Nicolas Cage, LONGLEGS

DIRECTOR
1. Jane Schoenbrun, I SAW THE TV GLOW
2. Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
3. Oz Perkins, LONGLEGS

AD. SCREENPLAY
1. THE BEAST
2. CONCLAVE
3. THE PEOPLE'S JOKER

SUP ACTRESS
1. Tilda Swinton, PROBLEMISTA
2. Katy Obrian, LOVE LIES BLEEDING
3. Kathryn Hunter, THE FRONT ROOM

OG. SCREENPLAY
I.A DIFFERENT MAN
2. I SAW THE TV GLOW
3, KINDS OF KINDNESS

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. NICKEL BOYS
2, THE BRUTALIST
3. AGGRO DRIFT

EDITING
1. CHALLENGERS
2. PICTURES OF GHOSTS
3. ANORA

SCORE
1. CHALLENGERS
2. THE BRUTALIST
3. SATURDY NIGHT

DOCUMENTARY
1. PICTURES OF GHOSTS
2, SEEKING MAVIS BEACON
3. MADE IN ENGLAND

ANIMATED
1. FLOW
2. CHICKEN FOR LINDA!
3. WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL

FOREIGN
I, THE BEAST
2. DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
3, HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON

NEW FILMMAKER
1. Weston Razooli, RIDDLE OF FIRE
2. Vera Drew, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER
3. Julio Torres, PROBLEMISTA

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

For @bostonhassle.bsky.social I had a great time talking to Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter about Y2K— both their new movie and the era/crisis which inspired it! bostonhassle.com/interview-ky...

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INTERVIEW: Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter on ‘Y2K’ // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Today on the site, @kyleamato.bsky.social interviewed Gints Zilbalodis, director of the mindblowing new animated feature FLOW! Read Kyle’s review, then catch FLOW at the Coolidge or the Capitol! bostonhassle.com/interview-fl...

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INTERVIEW: ‘FLOW’ Director Gints Zilbalodis // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The Hassle’s @joshuapolanski.bsky.social interviewed director Kim Sung Soo about his eerily timely South Korean coup drama 12.12: THE DAY! bostonhassle.com/interview-12...

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INTERVIEW: ‘12.12: THE DAY’ Director Kim Sung Soo // BOSTON HASSLE

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Joshua Polanski @joshuapolanski.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Lots of new followers here, so I figured an introduction thread might make sense. I am a film and culture writer with regularly bylines with the @bostonhassle.bsky.social, In Review Online, @dmovies.bsky.social, @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social and more.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Still pretty proud of my review of A QUIET PLACE PART II for @bostonhassle.bsky.social, which marked the moment a year’s worth of Covid frustration finally burst: bostonhassle.com/review-a-qui...

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REVIEW: A Quiet Place Part II (2020) dir. John Krasinski // BOSTON HASSLE

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The Boston Society of Film Critics @bsfc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

For @bostonhassle.bsky.social, @theoscargoff.bsky.social reviewed LOUDER THAN YOU THINK, a doc about Pavement drummer Gary Young. buff.ly/4fz04S3

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

TONIGHT! As part of their new “Queering the Screen” signature series, the Coolidge will screen D. Smith’s acclaimed doc KOKOMO CITY (2023) followed by a panel discussion from members of The Theatre Offensive. Read Charlie von Peterffy’s appreciation, then get your tickets!

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GO TO: Kokomo City (2023) dir. D. Smith // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

TODAY! The Somerville Theatre is hosting a special preview screening of the fascinating new animated Hungarian documentary PELIKAN BLUE. Read Anna Hoang’s review on the site, then bop on over to Davis! bostonhassle.com/review-pelik...

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REVIEW: Pelikan Blue (2023) dir. László Csáki // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

LOUDER THAN YOU think, the new film about Pavement drummer Gary Young, is a lovably shaggy doc about the most lovably shaggy member of one of the ‘90s’ most lovably shaggy bands. Review is up on @bostonhassle.bsky.social— catch it at the Brattle this weekend! bostonhassle.com/review-loude...

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REVIEW: Louder Than You Think (2023) dir. Jed I. Rosenberg // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

RED ONE, the new Santa-with-muscles flick, has some silly humor and imaginative visuals, and precious little else. Read Charlie von Peterffy’s review on the site! bostonhassle.com/review-red-o...

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REVIEW: Red One (2024) dir. Jake Kasdan // BOSTON HASSLE

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Jack Draper @jdraperr.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Thrilled that my first column in my new Diractors series officially is live with @bostonhassle.bsky.social! I began wifb reviewing A REAL PAIN, one of the years best comedies bostonhassle.com/diractors-a-...

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DIRACTORS: A Real Pain (2024) dir. Jesse Eisenberg // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

NEW COLUMN! In “Diractors,” the esteemed @jdraperr.bsky.social will shine a light on actors who make their way to the other side of the camera. First up: A REAL PAIN, the latest from sophomore diractor Jesse Eisenberg! bostonhassle.com/diractors-a-...

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DIRACTORS: A Real Pain (2024) dir. Jesse Eisenberg // BOSTON HASSLE

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Alex Kittle @alexxkittle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Projecting this for our regular 330 Friday film matinee (that I’m always advocating everyone leave their jobs for) 🤙🤙

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

TODAY! Blow off work early for a 35mm matinee of the Coen brothers’ overlooked neo-noir classic THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE at the Brattle, presented by Screen Boston! Read our go-to from the Hassle’s Charlie von Peterffy, then go get a haircut. bostonhassle.com/go-to-the-ma...

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GO TO: The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) dir. Joel & Ethan Coen // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Payal Kapadia’s ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is “timeless and genuine, an extremely delightful watch that leans into and celebrates the universal power of cinema at its most raw, and most beautiful,” per the Hassle’s Karenna Umscheid. It played IFFBoston’s Fall Focus— stay tuned for its local release!

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IFFBOSTON FALL FOCUS REVIEW: All We Imagine As Light (2024) Dir. Payal Kapadia // BOSTON HASSLE

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Boston Hassle @bostonhassle.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

WE’RE HERE! Boston Hassle is a freewheeling webzine for movie punks in New England and beyond. Let’s get weird in the dark!

Homer Simpson watching a movie in a theater full of skeletons

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