Filmmaker William Friedkin's 'ickier avenues' onscreen at the Coolidge
WBUR News ·
Friedkin directed operas in Europe and helmed classy adaptations of acclaimed plays, but he also had a sadistic streak and a taste for the transgressive. The Coolidge leans into the latter with “Freaky Friedkin," a half a dozen of the A-lister’s less-renowned, boundary-pushing B-sides.