https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/22/lawrence-recall-election-mayor-brian-depena
A mayoral recall effort has begun in Lawrence. How would that work? | WBUR News
Lawrence residents are working to collect signatures over the next month to initiate a recall election for Mayor Brian DePeña. Here's a look at the next steps...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/07/22/wild-style-film-screening-mfa-boston
Semi-Documentary 'Wild Style' Is An Essential Look At The Subculture Of 1980s Hip-Hop | WBUR News
Screening at the MFA, director Charlie Ahearn’s seminal film about an aspiring young graffiti artist and the breakers and b-boys he runs with is widely...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/10/15/julia-roberts-luca-guadagnino-after-the-hunt-rose-byrne-mary-bronstein-if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-film-review
Two films focus on put-together women falling apart | WBUR News
Julia Roberts and Rose Byrne deliver two of the more spectacular performances you’re going to see this year, playing flinty, difficult characters blessedly...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/07/29/tom-mccarthy-stillwater-film-review
Director Tom McCarthy's 'Stillwater' Is A Glum, Ripped-From-The-Headlines Mystery | WBUR News
Starring Matt Damon, the film is a lurid rewrite of the Amanda Knox story that is “practically choking on its own sense of societal import,” writes film critic...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/22/karina-longworth-you-must-remember-this-libby-holman-the-brattle
At the Brattle, two nights of screenings inspired by a 1920s accused murderess | WBUR News
Podcast host Karina Longworth is taking over programming at the theater promoting the new season of her podcast "You Must Remember This" about torch singer...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/21/mclean-center-research-metabolism-psychiatry-therapy
From keto to GLP-1s: New McLean center will research metabolic psychiatry therapies | WBUR News
Metabolic psychiatry is a rapidly emerging field that focuses on the role of metabolic health in some mental health conditions. Doctors at McLean say the...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/05/26/somerville-theatre-off-the-reel-onto-the-dance-floor
Somerville Theatre leans into the communal nature of film with a new series | WBUR News
In the first installment of "Off The Reel… Onto The Dance Floor," audiences will have a chance to watch the cult classic "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" and...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/09/01/massachusetts-boston-dorchester-roxbury-jp-back-bay-field-guide
Good eats, local vibes: Explore 20 Boston neighborhoods | WBUR News
Boston's neighborhoods are the cultural dynamos that give this city verve and character beyond the hackneyed tropes you see in movies. Here are our guides to...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/15/ken-russell-the-devils-film-review
Ken Russell's 1971 'The Devils' finally screened in original director's cut | WBUR News
Heavily edited prior to its original release, the late filmmaker's "unhinged controversy magnet about carnal hysteria in 17th-century France has spent decades...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/04/24/20th-year-independent-film-festival-boston
In its 20th year, IFFBoston plans a 'fresh-faced' festival | WBUR News
Over the past two decades, the indie film fest has blossomed into a weeklong celebration, somehow surviving a couple of economic collapses and a global...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/06/27/janet-planet-and-daddio-mark-the-arrival-of-serious-cinematic-talents
'Janet Planet' and 'Daddio' mark the arrival of serious cinematic talents | WBUR News
Two movies by female playwrights making their directorial debuts open in the Boston area this weekend. "Janet Planet” is the first film from Pulitzer...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/06/roma-alfonso-cuaron-review
'Roma' Turns An Intimate Memory Story Into A Marvel Of A Movie | WBUR News
“Roma” is a minimalist family melodrama overwhelmed by the gargantuan scale of an epic, writes critic Sean Burns.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/01/verity-digger-film-review
Anne Hathaway steals 'Verity' whereas Tom Cruise's turn in 'Digger' misfires | WBUR News
Cruise's trademark intensity turns leaden and fatiguing in this heavy-handed satire — an endurance test disguised as black comedy. Hathaway, however, feasts on...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/17/2025-independent-film-festival-boston-preview
IFFBoston returns with annual spring feast for movie buffs | WBUR News
The eight-day extravaganza kicks off April 23 and stretches across Greater Boston’s most beautiful independent movie theaters, with this year’s lineup...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/23/ai-college-major-massachusetts
In higher education, the race is on to offer AI as an undergraduate major | WBUR News
The number of universities nationwide offering an AI undergraduate major in a computing department now exceeds 100, according to a database maintained by...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/10/23/scott-cooper-jeremy-allen-white-bruce-springsteen-biopic-film-review
'Springsteen' biopic plays like a song with only one note | WBUR News
Starring Jeremy Allen White, writer-director Scott Cooper’s portrait of The Boss is "cartoonishly reductive and crassly fictionalized in the manner of most...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/06/24/somerville-theatre-70mm-and-widescreen-film-festival
Somerville Theatre celebrates grandeur of cinema with 70mm and Widescreen Festival | WBUR News
Running June 26-June 30, the festival offers five days of eye-popping, old-fashioned cinema spectacles presented according to their original specifications at...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/10/20/ticket-to-paradise-takes-audiences-on-an-ok-trip-with-dear-old-friends
'Ticket to Paradise' takes audiences on an OK trip with dear old friends | WBUR News
This is George Clooney and Julia Roberts' fifth film together, and it coasts almost entirely on the charisma of its superstar leads and the massive amount of...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/22/poet-nikki-giovanni-archive-boston-university-howard-gotlieb-center
Celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni's archives open in Boston | WBUR News
In 1970, Giovanni received a letter from Howard Gotlieb, the founding director of Boston University’s special collections. This started a decades-long...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/24/anora-sean-baker-film-review
'Anora' comically explores transactional relationships and the class divide | WBUR News
Writer-director Sean Baker's latest starts as a Cinderella story in stiletto heels then turns into a bawdy, up-all-night farce. WBUR film critic Sean Burns...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/14/elizabeth-holmes-nathan-fielder-you-can-see-everything-film-review
Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' is a wild, mind-melting movie | WBUR News
Before reporting to prison, the reclusive Holmes invited TV prankster Nathan Fielder to come to her home and hear her side of the story. This is a film "people...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/23/primetime-lance-oppenheim-robert-pattinson-film-review
'Primetime' skewers one of the early aughts’ crassest cultural artifacts | WBUR News
Starring Robert Pattinson, director Lance Oppenheim's film goes behind the scenes of the “Dateline NBC” spinoff “To Catch a Predator,” a ratings bonanza that...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/04/28/judy-blume-forever-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-review
After 50 years of declining Hollywood's offers, Judy Blume is on the big screen | WBUR News
The writer is experiencing a resurgence with the recent releases of a documentary about her life and a big-screen adaptation of "Are You There God? It's Me,...
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