Movies

After a day spent sorting through the facts to write stories for my job as a reporter for The Millerton News, I often enjoy the thrill of dangling between fact and fiction by turning on the latest limited series that are alleged to be “based on a true story.”

Back in November 2016, when I saw the first “Doctor Strange” movie in theaters, my interest in Stephen Strange’s storyline boiled down to two points: my initiation into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and my susceptibility to actor Benedict Cumberbatch’s charms.

Here are three awesome shows that have only one thing in common: They satirize things that I don’t like.

“Best In Show”

The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) is back in theaters this year, after being all-virtual during the worst of COVID-19.

As always, the lineup includes feature films as well as documentaries and animation.

We are all in love with Stanley Tucci, thanks to his witty and delicious television series on CNN, called “In Search of Italy.” As one of my friends said, “Even if I eat an enormous dinner before watching it, I’m starving by the end of the show.”

“Severance”

Berkshire International Film Festival is partnering with the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington, Mass., to present a special Stand With Ukraine fundraising event screening of Roxy Toporowych’s 2018 Ukrainian award-winning film “Julia Blue.”

Spring feels like an ideal time to get tangled up in a mystery, as the snow melts away to uncover what was buried in the fall.

There’s something seductive about cozying up with a spellbinding tale that requires the reader’s rapt attention as the characters become entangled in a web of lies.