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6 Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

Whether you’re seeking documentaries, features, shorts, kid-friendly fare, live entertainment, or conversations with filmmakers, these Bay State film festivals are the places to be.

‘Tuesday’: Death, be not proud
Sometimes a movie does something that breaks its spell irrevocably, leaving you unable to suspend your disbelief any longer. "Tuesday" broke me when a macaw, who is supposed to be Death, starts rapping Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day."

First trailer for Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s ‘The Instigators’ features Fenway, Gronk, and a whole lot of Boston
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck team up to rob the mayor of Boston in the first trailer for the Bay State-filmed heist comedy.

In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not

Maya Hawke brings a scary intensity to Anxiety, one of the new pubescent emotions wreaking havoc.

Odie Henderson review | ★½
In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers
Both leads are horribly miscast. Dunham drags out the same tired, unlikable character she’s been playing her entire career. This film often feels like an episode of “Girls” where Hannah Horvath goes to Lodz.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★
A lonely dog and build-it-yourself robot become best friends in ‘Robot Dreams,’ one of the year’s best films
Pablo Berger’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is a moving, heartwarming, and bittersweet tribute to friendship set in 1980s New York City.

Odie Henderson review | ★
‘The Watchers’: The sixth sense is boredom
Ishana Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of A.M. Shine’s 2021 horror novel is like watching paint dry.

Coolidge Corner Theatre recognizes union
The decision, which comes just one week after staff at the nonprofit Coolidge filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, enables roughly 40 theater employees to join United Autoworkers Local 1596 and begin negotiating a new contract.

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Black and white and noir all over: Our film critic’s guide to Noir City Boston at the Brattle

Those with a taste for the darker side of cinema should hightail it to the Brattle, where the good stuff unfurls June 14-16.

Odie Henderson review | ★★½

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence buddy up again for ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’

In this fourth installment of the franchise, the Miami bad boys are framed for murder and hunted down by Rhea Seehorn’s FBI agent.

P-town’s film festival returns — do you have your ferry tickets yet?

This year’s Provincetown International Film Festival runs June 12-16.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

The real hit man? Richard Linklater.

Our film critic looks back at some of the Texan filmmaker’s greatest hits.

Odie Henderson review | ★½

Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, and Diane Keaton go to ‘Summer Camp’

But you don’t have to.

Odie Henderson review | ★★

‘Young Woman and the Sea’ swims into murky waters

Daisy Ridley stars as record-breaking English Channel swimmer Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle

Staff at Coolidge Corner Theatre seek to unionize

If the union drive is successful, the Coolidge would join a host of other cultural institutions where workers have unionized in recent years, including the Museum of Fine Arts and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

A Boston filmmaker looks to slay dragons, and Hollywood, with help from Dane Cook

"This is a dude who reminds me of a guy I know, because I’m him," Cook says about Conor Holway, who persuaded the comedian and actor to take part in his next project.