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Preview Part 3: Closing highlights at the 2017 Independent Film Festival Boston

Between the schizophrenic weather and the weird playoff showings of the Bruins and Celtics, it’s been hard to be excited about much this April outside of Free Fire and Fate of the Furious hitting theaters.

But fear not, Bostonians: The 15th annual Independent Film Festival Boston is back to give you a week’s worth of stimulating and interesting new movies for you to see and talk about, and a bevy of panels and parties to attend, as well. It runs from April 26 through May 3 at several locations around the city (though mainly the screenings are at the Somerville Theatre and Brattle Theatre).

In two previous posts (opening slate and weekend edition) we've already been busy breaking down our most-anticipated movies at the festival this year. The final section of the festival contains insightful looks inside Orthodox Judaism and the LA Riots, humor from two British comedians, the story of the real-life Rocky, and Gillian Robespierre’s triumphant return to the IFFB stage.

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The Trip to Spain

While we hated his Wolf Alice documentary when we saw it at SXSW, it’s inarguable that Michael Winterbottom isn’t a fantastic filmmaker when he wants to be. Case in point: His The Trip to Spain series of films, each of which focuses on a different Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon vacation, and each of which has its on own wonderful charms (their dueling Michael Caine impressions in the first installment remain some of the most hysterical comedy of the Obama years). The two comedians sample food and drink and experience the local flavors, and their conversation is wacky enough that you won’t feel like you’re watching My Dinner with Andre Just With British Dudes. It’s already received glowing reviews, and it’s a must-watch if you like the best of British humor.

The Trip to Spain screens at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Tuesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are available here.

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