Social Satire Ahead of its Time in ‘RoboCop’

Coolidge Corner Theatre presents the always-relevant classic on 35mm

To Hell and Back: The Story ‘12 Kilometers’

After a near-fatal accident and grueling recovery filled with vivid hallucinations and waking nightmares, Mike Pecci sprang back to make the most ambitious —…

Recap: Pam Grier Superstar! Q&A at Harvard Film Archive

The iconic actress and trailblazer shares stories of shattering Hollywood expectations at ‘Jackie Brown’ screening

Time to be Great Again: Presenting Somerville Theatre’s Inaugural 70mm & Widescreen Festival

Fall in love all over again with your favorite movies, presented in the most magnificent of formats, this fall…

Harvard Film Archive’s Aldrich retrospective continues with ‘Hustle’

Sean Burns dissects Robert Aldrich’s unrelenting neo-noir as the unmistakable product of its singular director, megastar leading man…

Finding Home and Subverting Western Tropes in ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’

Robert Altman’s classic Revisionist Western comes to the Brattle Theatre on 35mm

Cambridge-born Sian Heder brings ‘Tallulah’ to Boston for stirring Q&A

The writer-director shared stories of the uphill battle to bring women’s stories to the big screen, the emotional evolution of the…

A Letter from the Editor

Welcome to Boston Reel, your hub for Boston’s independent film culture, both what’s playing (screenings, rep…

Best of Fest: Massachusetts Independent Film Festival 2016

Founded by filmmakers, ambitious MassIFF connects audiences with films that truly embody the spirit of independence.

IFFBoston and Coolidge Corner host Kenneth Lonergan for advance screening of ‘Manchester by the Sea’

“I’m always moved by people who are trying to look out for each other.”