The tag line for Independent Film Festival Boston 2017 is “It Stays With You”.  In my case, that is certainly true.  You’ll see what I mean in a bit.  First, some back story. A year ago Sunday, I...

IFFBoston is more than just a spring festival.  For more than 13 years, it has grown into the best way to experience independent film in, around, and about Boston. It starts with the main hosting...

IFFBoston 2015, the 13th edition, begins this coming week, running April 22-29.  Make the trip and I’ll see you there. The Independent Film Festival Boston 2014 was memorable, but not for the usual...

I have watched a lot of college hockey through the years.  A lot.  Most seasons of the last two decades, I have seen over 40 games in person each year.  I once saw over 60.  One season, I saw U....

It has been a while since I have posted any video, or anything at all for that matter.  I promised myself that the next video I posted would be one in particular, and it has taken until now until I...

Page One: Inside the New York Times looks at the inner workings of one of the world’s most influential news organizations in an age of technological transition.  The one-time “New York Times Effect”,...

IFFB ’11 also screened a trio of films about what happens after the sun goes down. The two designees for this year’s festival-within-a-festival IFFBoston After Dark were The Catechism Cataclysm...

The next few nights screened a number of documentaries about musicians and the impact of their music.  Scheduling conflicts meant you couldn’t see all of them, so I chose the three below. Color Me...

IFFBoston 2011 began, as has become custom, with a Theremin player on stage in front of a boisterously filling auditorium in the Somerville Theater.  This time, there was just that little extra hint...