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The Berkshire Edge

1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

Dearest readers, it is Holy Week, and all I want to do is move into an art house cinema and stay there for the rest of my life. Think “Secret Mall Apartment” for a movie house. Anyway, last month when I was checking out all my local listings, I got this:And this:Back in February, this nearly killed me:If you want to push Woman on the Verge right over the ledge, closing all the theaters will finish the job, no doubt.
The Berkshire Edge

2 weeks ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

If you haven’t celebrated “Liberation Day” yet, no sweat. The new Errol Morris documentary “Tune Out The Noise” was made for this moment, and I kid you not. It is a super nerdy, wildly academic confab of Nobel Prize-winning economists who pioneered modern finance. See for yourself:Seriously, this is the one film you ought to see this week, in a “stop-what-you’re-doing-sit-down-and-just-watch-this” kind of way. Why?
The Berkshire Edge

3 weeks ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

My fellow film lovers, I think you know by now that when I say, “Get up, get dressed, and go to the movies”—I am strongly endorsing the movie at hand. But The Triplex Cinema has such a stellar lineup this week, I want to say, “Get up, get dressed, and spend the whole weekend” at your local art house theater. No kidding. Let’s start with “The Red Shoes,” directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The magnificent 1948 film stars Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, and Anton Walbrook, among others.
Shorts: Movie news you can use

4 weeks ago | ack.net | Sarah Wright

(March 27, 2025) As Inky readers know, we are in the middle of the Egan Maritime Institute’s 2025 Shipwreck Showtimes, a free film series featuring maritime themes. This year’s series started Sunday. Having a date with Robert Redford at The Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum came as much of a surprise to me as it may sound to you. But there I was, watching the then-77-year-old Academy Award-winning director battle Mother Nature in the 2013 survival drama “All is Lost.” Shipwrecked, of course.
Take yourself out to the ballgame

1 month ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

What says “springtime” better than “baseball”? I’ll wait. Nothing, the answer is nothing. But boy, is “Eephus” something. For starters, it is my favorite film so far this year. It is also the only one I have seen twice. Opening in the Berkshires first at Images Cinema in Williamstown on April 5, the movie will strike Massachusetts audiences as a super relatable drama and a thoroughly charming comedy.
Film Buff: “Every Little Thing” a visual feast

1 month ago | ack.net | Sarah Wright

(March 20, 2025) Nothing says “spring” like birdsong. And since today marks the spring equinox, a new documentary on Apple TV and Amazon Prime welcomes the end of winter. The name of this film could be confused with 2023’s Oscar winner for best picture, “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”But once you know “Every Little Thing” is a gorgeous documentary about a hummingbird rescuer, clarity closes in. This movie will more than satisfy the serious birdwatchers among us.
The Berkshire Edge

1 month ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

I have not seen “No Other Land” yet, though it is high on my list. This is true for multiple reasons: 1.) It is a contemporary documentary; 2.) it won this year’s Oscar for Best Documentary Feature; and 3.) it involves a journalist. The reason I have yet to see this film is “No Other Land” still does not have a distributor. This makes it difficult for cinemas to screen it, given how such films often face limited or no release as a result.
How the last five years changed me

1 month ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

Five years ago this week, I was very upset with then-Gov. Charlie Baker. Unlike some of his counterparts across the country, he had not yet declared a state of emergency due to the number of reported COVID cases here. I took care of this for him. Little did I know then what a sustained state of emergency we would all face. But as the pandemic spread and a feckless felon showed no regard at all for human life, I had every right to be worried. If only we were in a better place now.
A pair of must-see documentaries for Women's History Month

1 month ago | ack.net | Sarah Wright

(March 7, 2025) It’s time to give credit where credit is due: “Anora” took home the Oscar in five different categories at Sunday’s Academy Awards, including best picture, best director, best actress in a leading role, best editing and best original screenplay. My least favorite of all the best picture contenders, evidently “Anora” is exactly what the Academy ordered this year.
When your least favorite movie wins best picture

1 month ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

My fellow film lovers, what can I say? You are a savvy bunch, so you noticed how conspicuously absent “Anora” was from my column last week. Not that I have anything against director Sean Baker or his cast and crew; I do not. Still, “Anora” gave me a migraine with all its highly expressed emotion and profanity. I felt it was basically “Pretty Woman” for the Putin era—and I am not alone.