MOANA 2
“This felt like a bloated combination of Return of Jafar mixed with the pacing of the first Frozen movie.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/29/2024
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BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/22/2024
ARMOR
“Armor is the sort of movie that leaves you wondering why it was made in the first place. If Stallone didn’t do this for the money, let’s at least hope he was doing it as a favor for a friend.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
WICKED
“It won’t change anyone’s minds about musicals, but for people like me who had to fight the urge to sing out loud, you are going to have a Wicked good time!” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
“The fact that (Erivo and Grande) both sing live on the screen instead of lip syncing to a prerecorded soundtrack deserves special recognition and a round of applause. In fact, people should feel free to applaud at the end of each musical number in Wicked the movie just as they would watching Wicked the Broadway musical.” – John Black, Cinekong
“Wicked may be the best movie musical since Chicago (2002).” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are nothing short of spectacular in these parts, and they, expertly guided by Director Jon Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) hold the movie in the palms of their hands.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/8/2024
OKIE
“Okie leaves us contemplating whether the things we tell ourselves about our own lives may be acts of self-deception. The result is a simply told story that, nevertheless, has some disturbing questions directed to us just below the surface.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/1/2024
DIRECTOR’S CUT
“Director’s Cut – yes, the title is a play on words – is a film where you go in knowing most of the cast won’t survive, and wondering if it’s a set up for a horror franchise. Stranger things have happened.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
GODLESS
“Godless won’t change your mind about the issues it raises, but it will make you think.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/25/2024
MAGPIE
“As thin as Ben is on the page, Latif’s performance makes him practically transparent. He starts as a scumbag and only grows scummier as the story movies along.” – John Black, Cinekong
MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK
“My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock is an unusual approach to the oeuvre of filmdom’s ‘Master Of Suspense.’ Some forty years after his death, it imagines him coming back and discussing his life and career from a modern perspective. It is audacious and it works.”– Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
VENOM: THE LAST DANCE
“Tom Hardy and director Kelly Marcel made a film that was joyless and cynical.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
HANGDOG
“In the end, Hangdog is just a shaggy dog story in search of a punchline.”– Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies