So “The Town” is in town, introduced by the hoopla at Fenway Park. I haven’t yet seen the movie. Sounds good. Sounds hackneyed.

It seems that every film made about Boston or located in Boston is based on a cliché. Our history is great and the Red Sox are always photogenic. But this city is so much more interesting than its clichés. “The Town” is reportedly about Charlestown bank robbers. Nostalgia buffs like to conflate bank robbers and Charlestown, and countless books have been published combining the two, but if you look at Charlestown now, it’s not what you see. Continue reading →