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Proud to announce a new series for uncertain times: CINEMA QUARANTINO! For the duration of this madness, the @BostonHassle film staff will present their alternative streaming picks to keep you sane. I’ll be adding them all to this thread for easy access.
For the inaugural post, I’ve picked DAUGHTER OF HORROR, a moody, strikingly experimental art film disguised as a poverty row b-movie. Now streaming deep within the bowels of Prime. #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-daughter-of-horror-1955-dir-john-parker/
Today on #CinemaQuarantino, Trevor Howell celebrates the would-be St Paddy’s weekend with the Irish buddy-cop thriller THE GUARD, currently streaming for free on Crackle: https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-the-guard-2011-dir-john-michael-mcdonagh/
CECIL B. DEMENTED isn’t John Waters’ most beloved film, but it’s my go-to to remind myself what radical filmmaking means to me— and I finally have an excuse to write about it. Streaming for free (with ads) on @Tubi. #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-cecil-b-demented-2000-dir-john-waters/
Starting to get loopy? Tobe Hooper’s EATEN ALIVE will reflect your current headspace— imagine a full movie of the last 20 minutes of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Read Ben King’s writeup, and catch it on Tubi or Prime. #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-eaten-alive-1976-dir-tobe-hooper/
ALSO! @trashnightvideo will proceed with their March screening (previously scheduled for tonight at @BrattleTheatre) as a live Twitch stream— tune in tonight at 7:30! https://bostonhassle.com/event/trash-night-social-distance-cyberscreening/
Joel Potrykus’ Y2K-set indie comedy RELAXER has gotten a whole lot more relatable lately. Read Anna Hoang’s writeup, and catch the film on Kanopy (free with your library card). #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-relaxer-2018-dir-joel-potrykus/
Your eyes don’t deceive you— it’s a NEW RELEASE REVIEW! #BlowTheManDown is a lean, twisty New England neo-noir that you need right now, and it’s streaming today on Prime! Read my review at @BostonHassle! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/review-blow-the-man-down-2019-dir-danielle-krudy-bridget-savage-cole/
Looking for something different? @lecinemaclub is a free service that offers a new short film every week. @kyle_amato has the scoop! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-le-cinema-club/
Denis Côté’s CURLING is morally stark, yet refreshingly nonjudgmental. Read Robert Rice’s thoughts, then watch it on @Fandor! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-curling-2010-dir-denis-cote/
Looking for a comforting binge watch? @markcousinsfilm’s THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY is the possibly the most soothing lesson in cinema history ever made. Now streaming on Hulu! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-the-story-of-film-an-odyssey-2011-dir-mark-cousins/
Brady Corbet’s VOX LUX is the most harrowing portrait of pop stardom this side of HER SMELL (with a Scott Walker score to boot!). Anna Hoang has the scoop; watch it on Hulu. #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-vox-lux-2018-dir-brady-corbet/
ERASERHEAD too mainstream? Shinya Tsukamoto’s underground classic TETSUO THE IRON MAN is streaming on @Shudder (free trial with promo code SHUTIN!). @brunet_kyle has the scoop! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-tetsuo-1989-dir-shinya-tsukamoto/
STARTING TODAY, @thecoolidge presents the first of their “virtual screenings!” Read @Adenb0’s review of SAINT FRANCES @saint_movie, then support the Coolidge by renting it! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/review-saint-frances-2019-dir-alex-thompson/
Out of true crime podcasts? @brunet_kyle suggests THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES, an overlooked mockumentary/horror hybrid now streaming on Prime! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-the-poughkeepsie-tapes-2007-dir-john-erick-dowdle/
Today’s #CinemaQuarantino pick is HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS, a warmhearted coming-of-late-middle-age comedy by Michael Showalter. Read Noemi Arellano-Summer’s appreciation, then stream it on Prime! https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-hello-my-name-is-doris-2015-dir-michael-showalter/
BACURAU makes its debut on @thecoolidge’s Virtual Screening Room today (via @KinoLorber) and I cannot recommend it enough— brutal, beautiful, hilarious, and tailormade for These Times. Read my review, then SEE IT. #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/review-bacurau-2019-dir-kleber-mendonca-filho-juliano-dornelles/
Today also marks the streaming debut of Celine Sciamma’s instantly beloved PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE. Read @kyle_amato’s review from the Before Times, then watch it on Hulu! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/review-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-2019-dir-celine-sciamma/
For the first Netflix pick of #CinemaQuarantino, Anna Hoang selects THE ENDLESS, a cult movie that’s REALLY a cult movie. https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-the-endless-2017-dir-justin-benson-and-aaron-moorhead/
Looking for a fresh rabbit hole to go down? Check out this guest column from Hassle associate editor @crsjh_ on the lesser-known works of Werner Herzog and where to find them (check out @ShoutFactoryTV for a goldmine!) #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-all-or-most-of-the-werner-herzog-movies-and-documentaries-you-can-find-online/
Quarantine is a great opportunity to sew up blind spots, as @brunet_kyle recently did with Lucio Fulci’s gross-out masterpiece THE BEYOND. Catch up on your Italian viscera on @Shudder #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-the-beyond-1981-dir-lucio-fulci/
The dark horse of streaming, @Kanopy offers an embarassment of world cinema riches— free with your library card! Read Anna Hoang’s take on the Vietnamese classic THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA on today’s #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-the-scent-of-green-papaya-1993-dir-tran-anh-hung/
EXTRA ORDINARY was easily my favorite of @BOSunderground’s Buffoween festival, and it premieres this week at @thecoolidge Virtual Cinema! Read my review, support your local cinema, and watch this charming ghost-com #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/buffoween-day-one-extra-ordinary-2019-dir-mike-ahern-edna-loughman/
AND THEN WE DANCED applies the quintessential coming-out story and applies it to a lyrical view of dance and Georgian tradion. Read @duke_perry’s review, then rent it from @thecoolidge Virtual Screening Room! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/review-and-then-we-danced-2019-dir-levan-akin/
Mike Leigh’s withering view of the Thatcher-era working class, MEANTIME feels uncomfortably relevant to the moment. Guest columnist Christopher Michael provides an incisive deep-dive; catch the film on @criterionchannl. #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-meantime-1983-dir-mike-leigh/
Forget Quibi— @kyle_amato delves down the infinitely more rewarding wealth of short film lurking in the @criterionchannl! #CinemaQuarantino https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-short-films-on-the-criterion-channel/
For today’s #CinemaQuarantino I got to write about one of my absolute favoritest movies: the 1970 student-made monster mash EQUINOX, which can astoundingly be viewed on @criterionchannl! https://bostonhassle.com/cinema-quarantino-equinox-1970-dir-dennis-muren-jack-woods/
Just realized I’ve fallen waaaaay behind on this thread, but we are STILL RAGING! Keep checking @BostonHassle for near-daily #CinemaQuarantino picks for the duration of this madness! https://bostonhassle.com/film-flam/cinema-quarantino/
