Movie Review - Between The Lines

- Gourav Bhat

Joan Micklin Silver’s ‘Between The Lines’ is about the intersecting lives of a group of colleagues at the Boston ‘The Back Bay Mainline’ an alt-weekly which is already packed with drama from the very start of the movie. Set against the backdrop of the Boston city, this film skillfully captures the essence of youthful zest in the lives of the characters. It shows their struggle to maintain a stable life even in the face of an event which may completely turn their lives around. The film portrays the working and responsibilities of the press and how the characters’ lives are woven around their jobs, much like a huge colorful tapestry. The film features Jeff Goldblum in one of his earliest roles, as the paper’s slightly eccentric music critic, who is almost always seen donning his red jacket. The film also stars John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jill Eikenberry, Bruno Kirby, and Gwen Welles in their own early Roles.