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Daniel Craig once again leads an all-star cast in Rian Johnson's 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,' hitting theaters later this month.

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'Wake Up Dead Man', it's a 'Knives Out 3' trailer
Daniel Craig once again leads an all-star cast in Rian Johnson's 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,' hitting theaters later this month.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Comedy icon "Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the road in 2026 with 90 fresh dates to mark his biggest and weirdest shows to dates.

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'Weird Al' Yankovic plots huge 2026 tour, including TD Garden date
The comedy icon returns to the road in the new year with 90 fresh dates to mark his biggest and weirdest shows to dates.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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New Sounds: Northampton's Winterpills' first album in nine years is an audacious, expansive work, yet somehow also trancelike.

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Winterpills return with the shivery rock of 'This Is How We Dance'
New Sounds: The Northampton band's first album in nine years is an audacious, expansive work, yet somehow also trancelike.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Mic'd Up: Worcester native and former school teacher Orlando Baxter brings his viral short-form series to The Comedy Studio, packed full of steaming hot tea.

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Mic'd Up: Orlando Baxter gets confessional in Cambridge
The Worcester native and former school teacher brings his viral short-form series to a live audience, packed full of steaming hot tea.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Film Review: No hype required here: After the first scare, Osgood Perkins' mysterious Keeper will make you regret getting that large soda, writes @enh-jay.bsky.social

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November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Film Review: Edgar Wright's adaptation of 'The Running Man' is a good time, with a scene-stealing Michael Cera performance to boot, writes @enh-jay.bsky.social.

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'The Running Man' Review: The Wright stuff
Edgar Wright's adaptation of 'The Running Man' is a good time, with a scene-stealing Michael Cera performance to boot.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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It's a V3 Weekend and we're rocking out in Pawtucket with Dangerous Toys at THE MET; laughing it up with Iliza Shlesinger at Chevalier Theatre in Medford; and experiencing the afterlife with 'Enter The Void' at Cinema Salem.

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V3 Weekend: Dangerous Toys, Iliza Shlesinger, 'Enter The Void'
It's a V3 Weekend and we're rocking out down in Pawtucket, laughing it up in Medford, and experiencing the afterlife in Salem.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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How many times can one writer use the phrase 'Wuthering Heights' in one three-hundred word trailer post? Find out here!

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Watch Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie get passionate in the 'Wuthering Heights' trailer
How many times can one writer use the phrase 'Wuthering Heights' in one three-hundred word trailer post? Find out here!
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November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The 2026 edition of Green River Festival is slated for June 19 through 21 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Here's the full lineup.

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Fest Intentions: Green River Festival 2026 with Geese, Spoon, Charley Crockett
The 2026 edition of the Greenfield festival is slated for June 19 through 21 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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This weekend, Emerson alum Iliza Shlesinger brings a new batch of material to Chevalier Theatre after a busy year in that included a hit new special.

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Mic'd Up: Iliza Shlesinger puts exclamation on her Medford return
The Emerson alum brings a new batch of material to the area after a busy year in that included a hit new special.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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In #comedy: Before Daniel Sloss returns in the summer of 2026, both Modi and Donnell Rawlings are planning their springtime returns to The Wilbur, as well.

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Daniel Sloss brings a bit of a 'Bitter' flavor to Boston
Before Sloss returns in the summer of 2026, both Modi and Donnell Rawlings are planning their springtime returns to The Wilbur, as well.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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New Sounds: English punk band Grade 2 deliver another hard-charging ripper with old school fury and modern-day piss n' vitriol.

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Grade 2 power forward in an unforgiving world with 'Cut Throat'
New Sounds: The English punk band deliver another hard-charging ripper with old school fury and modern-day piss n' vitriol.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Stand-up vet and Amherst native Josh Wolf returns for the first time in a long time to bring a fresh weekend full of stories to Laugh Boston in the Seaport.

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Mic'd Up: Josh Wolf looks to get the people howlin' at Laugh Boston
The stand-up vet and Amherst native returns for the first time in a long time to bring a fresh weekend full of stories to The Seaport.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Here's a headline equation: A Mario catchphrase plus 'new trailer' equals success. Do as we say, not as we do.

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Head to the stars with the 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' trailer
Here's a headline equation: A Mario catchphrase plus 'new trailer' equals success. Do as we say, not as we do.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Timothée Chalamet plays a ping-pong hustler with championship dreams in Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme,' hitting theaters on Christmas Day.

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A24 serves up a new 'Marty Supreme' trailer
Timothee Chalamet plays a ping-pong hustler with championship dreams in Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme,' hitting theaters on Christmas Day.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Comics Come Home, the annual star-studded fundraiser for The Cam Neely Foundation, rocked TD Garden this past weekend, when Conan O'Brien, Michelle Buteau, and others brought the heat. Here's comedy editor Jason Greenough with a recap and performer interviews.

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November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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New Sounds: Toronto project City Builders drops a throbbing electro beat on the chaotic kind of all-night revelry we used to have.

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City Builders dials 666 for a rowdy alt-pop all-nighter in 'No Sleep'
New Sounds: The Toronto project drops a throbbing electro beat on the chaotic kind of all-night revelry we used to have.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Film Review: This new take on Mary Shelly's icon doesn’t even come close to equaling James Whale’s masterpiece. It barely beats Branagh, even.

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Frankenstein Review: del Toro's monster doesn't have much of a pulse
This new take on Mary Shelly's icon doesn’t even come close to equaling James Whale’s masterpiece. It barely beats Branagh, even.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Fast Tracked: Providence band Wooll deliver 19 minutes of seasonally-appropriate shoegaze with their latest project.

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Wooll settle into a snuggly sound with new EP 'Frickish'
Fast Tracked: The Providence band deliver 19 minutes of seasonally-appropriate shoegaze with their latest project.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Alternative headline idea: "Antoine Fuqua's 'Michael' wants to be starting something with its first teaser."

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Shamone, here's the teaser for 'Michael,' hee-hee
Alternative headline idea: "Antoine Fuqua's 'Michael' wants to be starting something with its first teaser."
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November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Comics Come Home, the longest-running comedy fundraiser in the game, boasts big names once again at TD Garden for the 29th year of kicking cancer's ass.

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Mic'd Up: Comics Come Home 29 returns for a roarin' good time
The longest-running comedy fundraiser in the game boasts big names once again at TD Garden for the 29th year of kicking cancer's ass.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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In #comedy: Matteo Lane wants to catch up with us at Boch Center's Wang Theatre. Plus, a flurry of new shows from James Acaster, George Lopez and Rob Anderson hit The Wilbur, while Brandon Wardell preps for Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre.

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Matteo Lane wants to catch up with us at Wang Theatre
A flurry of new shows from James Acaster, George Lopez and Rob Anderson hit The Wilbur, while Brandon Wardell preps for Crystal Ballroom.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Film Review: Viewers might not come away from 'Predator: Badlands' with a trophy worth putting on the mantle, but it is a pretty fun time at the movies.

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'Predator: Badlands' Review: A good-enough hunt
You might not come away from 'Predator: Badlands' with a trophy worth putting on the mantle, but it is a pretty fun time at the movies.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Fast Tracked: Florida-born, Los Angeles-based artist Scarlet Nicole draws us into her shadow world with a haunting dark electronic composition about shifting power.

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Scarlet Nicole transmutes pain into power with the pulsating 'Poison'
Fast Tracked: The Florida-born, Los Angeles-based artist draws us into her shadow world with a haunting dark electronic composition.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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617 Q&A: Men at Work frontman and veteran songwriter Colin Hay discusses his career, MTV, Vegemite, pasta, and Ringo Starr ahead of appearing this week at Chevalier Theatre.

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617 Q&A: Colin Hay forever remains a storyteller at work
The Men at Work frontman and veteran songwriter discusses his career, MTV, Vegemite, pasta, and Ringo ahead of appearing at Chevalier Theatre.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM