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Focused on films: 23rd Independent Film Festival Boston features 90 movies in eight days

Adam Scott in "Hokum." (Neon)

Adam Scott faces ghosts and guilt in ‘Hokum’

Anne Hathaway in "Mother Mary." (A24)

‘Mother Mary’: Style without salvation

Bob Odenkirk in Normal. (Magnolia Films)

A wildly unhinged ‘Normal’

Rebecca Marder and Benjamin Voisin is "The Stranger." (Music Box Films)

‘The Stranger’: Indifference on trial

Riz Ahmed in a scene from "Hamlet," directed by Aneil Karia. (Vertical)

Riz Ahmed anchors slimmed-down ‘Hamlet’

Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie." (Universal/Illumination/Nintendo)

A not-so-super ‘Mario Galaxy Movie’

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in "The Drama." (A24)

‘The Drama’: Till doubt do us part

Marc Jacobs in a scene from "Marc by Sofia." (A24)

‘Marc by Sofia’: Clothes friends

André Ricciardi in a scene from the documentary "Andre is an Idiot." (Joint Ventures)

‘André Is an Idiot’: One man’s last laugh