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Dilce Oliveira (center), one of the organizers of the Tom Holland look-alike contest, raises Nick Anderson’s (left) hand, announcing him the winner of the contest. Oliveira and Katherine Gehring hosted the Tom Holland look-alike contest Sunday at Boston Common. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Tom Holland look-alike contest isn’t far from home

Lauren Albano November 24, 2024
Nick Anderson was once stopped by someone in Boston’s Theater District and told to “pull up your Snapchat right now and tell me you’re not Spider-Man.”
Trucks on Beacon Street for the production of “The Drama.” “The Drama” is an upcoming film by A24 and stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. COURTESY OF SARA SIERRA-GARCIA

‘The Drama’ starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson films near BU campus

Lauren Albano November 4, 2024
Filming for the upcoming A24 feature film “The Drama,” starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, took place near the Boston University campus, spurring student excitement.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Gentrification and the Green Line Extension, over 30 years of MBTA mishaps

Editors March 24, 2022
The immigrants, blue-collar workers and middle-class families that make up Somerville are vital to Greater Boston’s dynamic culture, and deserve to know that the City’s development won’t happen at their expense.
Tom Holland holds a flashlight as Nathan Drake in a scene from “Uncharted.” With the exception of Holland’s charming performance, Andrew Harwood calls the film “generic” and “lacking” as it fails to resonate with an audience. SAM BETSKO/DFP STAFF

Cinephilia: Tom Holland stands alone in a minimalist and predictable ‘Uncharted’

Andrew Harwood February 23, 2022
“Uncharted” fails to ever resonate with an audience.
tom holland holds up a dollar bill in cherry

Cinephilia: Tom Holland rules, but the Russo Brothers’ ‘Cherry’ is an overdosed aesthetic

Andrew Harwood March 22, 2021
“Cherry” beholds incredible cast performances but overprioritizes visual appeal over context.
Benedict Cumberbatch at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2016. Cumberbatch stars in the upcoming film, “The Current War,” a pre-screening of which was held on Oct. 8 at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. COURTESY OF GAGE SKIDMORE VIA FLICKR

Review: “The Current War” artfully electrifies history

Lily Kepner October 21, 2019
“The Current War,” a story about two tech giants striving to invent the world’s dominant electrical system, is a satisfying depiction of one of history’s most significant scientific revolutions.
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