Forbidden Fruits starts as a riff on Mean Girls, but set in a mall (somehow still thriving in 2026) at a store halfway between Forever 21 and Nordstrom, called "Forever Eden". The "Plastics" are replaced by the "Fruits", Apple (Lili Reinhart), Cherry (Victoria Pedretti)
At the center of The Drama is a provocation: what if just before getting married to the love of your life, you discovered something that completely changed your perception of who they are? If they told you something so shocking that it threatened to upend not just the engagement, but
Bursting onto the scene with a strong voice, a distinct style, and a fresh tale is a fantastic way to get yourself noticed. But if your follow up repeats (or even deepens) the same beats and style, you risk pigeonholing yourself as a certain kind of director. Some are perfectly
"WHO...THE FUCK...ARE YOU???"
While I highly value New Hampshire Film Festival for its parallel film tracks, presenting tons of viewing options each day (and repeated chances to catch many), I value Boston Underground Film Festival for the personal connections. That it (almost) all takes place in a single room, the historic Brattle Theater,
"I'm wrong about everything. And everything is wrong.
It's a bizarre feeling for my two favorite1 movies of the year to be duking it out over the big night's top honors. While the past few years have seen quite a few of my top ten nominated for Best Picture, my favorite has never been
"I would prefer not to."
"Don't be scared of the dark. Be scared of the silence."
"The pleasure you give / the pain that you bring / I'll take it all, Ray / for you are my king"
...I guess we're doing this.
"Inhale. Exhale. You are safe. You are calm. You are exactly where you need to be."