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IFFBoston 2016: ‘The Hollars,’ ‘The Peacemaker,’ and ‘The Eyes of My Mother’

I always get unreasonably excited when Independent Film Festival Boston rolls around every April. Executive Director Brian Tamm and Program Director Nancy Campbell bring their A-game every year, having scoured fest after fest for the cream of the crop to show to a rowdy Boston crowd. This year’s theme, “Make it yours,” couldn’t be any […]

MOVIE REVIEW: A.C.O.D.

Movie: A.C.O.D. Director: Stuart Zicherman Writer: Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman Studio: Black Bear Pictures Divorce used to be such a taboo subject (I am told). Now half of all marriages end that way. My parents split when I was a kid and a lot of my friends’ folks did the same. It had its benefits like double holidays and […]