There are certain movies that require more than a critic’s recommendation. Some, such as “Ambulance,” demand a doctor’s approval. Director Michael Bay isn’t satisfied with making a movie that merely raises your pulse. He wants to inject pure cinema into your veins – and drive it all the way to your heart, which he then […]

Based purely on anecdotal evidence, the spy thriller “All the Old Knives” is going to be a talker. More specifically – if the three conversations I overheard on the way back to the subway from a recent screening are any indication – many of those conversations are going to begin with, “What the flip just […]

The immersive four-room installation is up at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art through June 5.

The Portland-based theater company hadn’t produced a play in two years.