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Boston Underground Film Festival
BUFF ’26 Movie Review: “THE CRAMPS: A PERIOD PIECE” bleeds shamelessly
The movie wastes no time in establishing its fluency in cinematic history, and its intent to forcefully co-opt it for…
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Deirdre Crimmins
Boston Underground Film Festival announces full 2026 lineup
Independent chills and violent thrills are part of the fest’s wide-ranging offerings.
by
Michael Gingold
Boston Underground Film Festival sets fest fave “OBSESSION,” “TEXAS CHAINSAW 2” with Moseley and more
A few of the genre’s best current directors are part of the event’s first announcement.
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Michael Gingold
BUFF ‘25 Movie Review: “BEST WISHES TO ALL” means well, but…
Great ideas and frightening ideologies go unrealized, making the new film from Yûta Shimotsu a frustrating exercise.
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Deirdre Crimmins
BUFF ’25 Movie Review: “SISTER MIDNIGHT” arranges the marriage of comedy and horror
Funny and gratifying, with a career-making lead performance and a good measure of the monstrous
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Deirdre Crimmins
BUFF ’25 Movie Review: You need to see “HEAD LIKE A HOLE”
HEAD LIKE A HOLE is the very definition of making the most of limited means, just a handful of actors…
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Michael Gingold
BUFF ’25 Movie Review: “THE UGLY STEPSISTER” is a grim, grisly and pretty great fairy tale
Blichfeldt is able to pointedly and scarily address her of-the-moment themes without breaking the finely crafted period spell her movie…
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Michael Gingold
“THE UGLY STEPSISTER” and others triumph at Boston Underground Film Festival awards
This year saw an especially strong lineup of feature and short presentations, and these were the movies voted best of…
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Michael Gingold
BUFF ’24 Movie Review: “BOY KILLS WORLD” Sure Lives Up To Its Name
BOY KILLS WORLD is what we would get if Street Fighter came to life, was hellbent on revenge, and narrated…
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Deirdre Crimmins
BUFF ’24 Movie Review: “HUMANIST VAMPIRE” finds bloody good laughs and dark romance
Stylishly filmed, and funny in a few different ways, it is among other things a perfect date movie for horror…
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Michael Gingold
BUFF ’24 Movie Review: “TIGER STRIPES” Bares (Not Bears) Its Teeth
TIGER STRIPES delivers puberty horror in a big way.
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Deirdre Crimmins
“HUMANIST VAMPIRE” and more take Boston Underground Film Festival awards
BUFF 2024 concluded on Sunday, and the winners of the fest’s annual Bacchus Awards have been announced.
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Michael Gingold
BUFF ’24 Movie Review: “FEMME” Embodies Unlimited Beauty and Dread
Messy, beautiful and unwaveringly tense, FEMME takes direct aim at the complications of hate, revenge and sex.
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Deirdre Crimmins
“THE UNHEARD,” “ENYS MEN,” “MOON GARDEN” and more will be seen at 23rd Boston Underground Film Festival
Read on for the full feature lineup and poster for the genre-blending fest.
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Michael Gingold
BUFF ’22 Movie Review: Witchy “YOU WON’T BE ALONE” Learns to Love Love
YOU WON’T BE ALONE may have witches and an impressive body count, but its horror roots stop there.
by
Deirdre Crimmins
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