Where to Watch: In theaters now; streaming release scheduled for September 28, 2026.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Thriller, Mystery
Writer: David Robert Mitchell
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, Chris Coy
Synopsis: After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street out of suburbia and transports the entire neighborhood somewhere unknown, the Platt family must stick together as they navigate a dangerous new environment and fight to survive.
Review: First off, a big thanks goes out to 92.5 The River! I won these tickets through them. I had just gotten back from vacation the day before this concert, but I knew I couldn’t miss this show.
I became a big fan of Ripe last year. They play dozens of shows in Massachusetts every year and I still had not been able to find a show yet that worked for my schedule.
I win a decent amount of concerts, but this was one of the best. Lowell Music Series offers four front rows of provided and assigned lawn chairs and I won two tickets for this section.
From the start, Ripe was entertaining as hell. The singer, Robbie, has so much charisma. John, the guitarist and backup singer spent a good amount of time dancing on stage while rocking out. The horn section had their own choreographed dance moves and were very in sync throughout the show.
At one point, the band announced that it was a fan’s birthday. This was followed by wishing a “Happy birthday” to their “35 year old friend, Scott Stapp.” I I immediately knew was was next: A cover of “Higher” by Creed.
Synopsis: Following the death of her husband, Alice retreats to her in-laws’ secluded home in hopes of finding comfort. Instead, an ancient evil turns her grieving family into bloodthirsty Deadites, forcing her into a brutal fight for survival where the vows of marriage prove to have terrifying consequences beyond death.
I recently discovered Flawed Mangoes and was instantly impressed with Evan Lo’s guitar style and talent. I’m a big fan of ambient, post-rock, and experimental music that builds slowly and really relies on hammer-ons, finger tapping, and unique guitar techniques.
I won tickets to the show through Do617 and was really excited to check it out. The more I read about the artist behind the project, the more excited I got because I knew this was going to be a special show.
Evan Lo, the man behind Flawed Mangoes, has been a Massachusetts resident for over half a decade. Before making music full time, he worked as an engineer at Bose. While he had been releasing music for years, things really took off in 2023 when his song “Swimming” found a huge audience on TikTok. The song became heavily remixed and shared, helping introduce millions of listeners to his atmospheric sound. His music has since become associated with the growing “hopecore” movement—a genre and online community centered around emotional, uplifting, and nostalgic music paired with inspiring visuals.
This show was the final stop on Flawed Mangoes’ first-ever headlining tour, and what better place to wrap it up than his home state.
The venue seemed packed with close friends, family, and longtime fans who came out to support Lo and the band.
The band took the stage wearing headlamps, with several people in the crowd doing the same. During the instrumental sections, the music reminded me heavily of Explosions in the Sky, with beautiful guitar melodies that slowly built into huge, anthemic endings. When Lo stepped up to the microphone, the band shifted into a grungier sound that reminded me a bit of Modest Mouse.
The band played a solid set and even brought out a special guest to perform turntables on one of the newer tracks, adding another unexpected layer to an already memorable hometown show.
Synopsis: A Kansas City meteorologist (Blunt) and a cybersecurity expert (O’Connor) become keepers of a world-altering secret about alien life and are pursued by a clandestine government agency.
The Head and the Heart have been one of my favorite bands for a long time now. Back when I lived in Colorado, I saw them at Red Rocks Amphitheatre a few summers in a row. I even caught one of their super intimate pop-up shows at a small venue in Denver with maybe 1,000 people packed in.
Since moving back east, I’ve seen them at Leader Bank Pavilion, but I was especially excited when I saw they were coming to Boston’s Theater District and playing their first album in its entirety. I honestly have no idea how that album is already 15 years old.
The whole night felt incredibly intimate. Everyone was seated in this beautiful theater, and the stage was set up like a living room.
For the first song or two, the crowd mostly stayed seated, probably just because of the theater setting. But the second “Lost in My Mind” started, the entire crowd stood up almost in unison, and most people stayed on their feet the rest of the night.
The band played through their debut album before jumping into a second half packed with songs from the albums that followed. You could feel the energy increase even more when “All We Ever Knew,” “Aperture,” “Missed Connection,” and “Shake” kicked in.
Between songs, the band shared stories, danced around the stage, and even lounged on the couch set up behind them.
There were nonstop sing-alongs, clapping, and those big crowd “ohs” and “ahs” bouncing back and forth between the band and an incredibly receptive audience.
This stop was the end of this leg of the tour, but they will be doing more anniversary shows, so get tickets for one of those!
Synopsis: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.
Synopsis: A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.
Cast: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood
Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.
Review: The first Ready or Not was a fun movie. Mostly horror with some great comedy added in towards the end. This sequel goes balls to the walls with a great split of comedy and horror. There is just as much blood splatter as there are laughs.
This sequel takes place directly after the first. I mean, directly after. Weaving’s character still has a cigarette in her mouth and a wedding dress full of blood.
The cast in the first one included Weaving and Adam Brody, but this sequel boasts a stacked cast of big talent. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy play twins who are working together and also completely apart. Kathryn Newton, a newer scream queen, plays Weaving’s sister who is now thrown into the game. Elijah Wood hosts the game. Kevin Durand plays his usual wild and crazy character. And we even have horror legend David Cronenberg in a small, but memorable part.
This movie goes a lot more into the history of the game, the different families who have steak in it, how much control these affluent families have over the world and everything that happens in it.
Like the first one, there are many different weapons and many different ways that characters are killed off.
I believe the movie is definitely worth seeing in theaters. I went by myself, but still had a great time. Laughing loudly with others at completely gross scenes.
I recently read Mark Hoppus’ autobiography, Fahrenheit 182. As I was listening to the history of each album, I was going back and listening to them.
I realized that the band had a lot of songs that could tell the story of the life with a dog. From seeing the dog for the first time, to house training, to the dog running away, to the day the dog crossed the rainbow bridge.
So I made a playlist.
If you follow the songs in order, it kind of plays out like a little story:
