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How accurate is Hulu’s ‘Boston Strangler’? Here’s what to know.

We looked at what's fact and fiction in the series premiering Friday. Here's what we found.

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are ‘Moving On’ with a little help from their friends

Richard Roundtree shows up as Fonda’s ex. Even if it is 50 years late, the mere notion that Shaft and Barbarella might get bizzy onscreen should send tingles up your spine.

Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon are on the case in ‘Boston Strangler’

Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon shine in this story about the two journalists who worked the case of the Boston Strangler. Unfortunately, the film often devolves into horror-movie tactics when depicting the crimes.

Director and writer Matt Ruskin on getting the story, characters, and setting right in ‘Boston Strangler’

The Watertown native’s movie, premiering on Hulu on Friday, revolves around two female reporters who pursued the case.

Beth Teitell | Commentary
How long does a woman get to enjoy her so-called prime? A year? A week? A single golden hour?
Some women say they can’t even focus on themselves until the kids are grown — but by then society has rendered them invisible.

At glitzy Oscar parties: Casey Affleck’s about to start filming in Boston; Kraft still hoping Brady will retire a Patriot
Massachusetts was not only well represented at the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, but at swanky viewing parties and after-parties, too.

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Watching the Oscars with my friends

Say what you want about the Oscars telecast, but like the Super Bowl, it brings people together.

Springfield native Ruth Carter becomes first Black woman to win two Oscars

The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films has become the first Black woman to win two Oscars.

See the full list of 2023 Oscar winners (and nominees)

Winners of the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Matthew Gilbert

An overlong Oscars broadcast won’t be winning any awards

Some genuinely emotional moments broke through, but for the most part, the show dragged on.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Every dress, every tux, all at once. On the Oscar carpet, a display of fashion as diverse as the nominees.

There were many safe choices — and a few standouts. Here's what caught my eye.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★

Basketball comedy ‘Champions’ misses the shot

This Woody Harrelson starrer fouls out by infantalizing its heroes.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★½

‘Scream VI’: Ghostface takes Manhattan

Ghostface is back, and he’s taking Manhattan in this sixth installment of the “Scream” franchise. Some nasty kills and a few good chase scenes, but these movies are running out of clever ways to be obnoxiously “self-aware.” Enough already.

Movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck to film at Bova’s Bakery in the North End

The family-owned bakery on Salem Street will close — for the first time in its 97-year history — March 20-25 while “The Instigators,” an upcoming movie starring Damon and Affleck, shoots scenes in the space.