Andrew Crump looks at DO I SOUND GAY? and COURT, interviews the makers of TANGERINE and offers a movie-year Half-Time Report
Kilian Melloy reviews HIPPOCRATES, 10,000 KM and DO I SOUND GAY?
Monica Castillo reports on Marisa Tomei in SPIDER-MAN, Princess Charlotte, Ron Perlman, EMPIRE Season 2, DOCTOR WHO, GHOSTBUSTERS, SDCC 2015, DEADPOOL, Harley Quinn and JOY
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks STRANGERLAND, A PIGEON, MR HOLMES and MINIONS
Bob Chipman talks classic video-games and Jackie Chan
MINIONS
“This bubbly and colorful animation may end up convincing you that, when it comes to a sense of humor, the only difference between us and the neophytes is our ability to spot pop cultural references.” – Michael Cox, Edge Boston
“…MINIONS is enjoyable and funny and a perfect way to beat the heat. Sometimes that’s enough. Indeed, sometimes that’s more than enough.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“…just cute and clever enough to keep the wee ones entertained and the parents nodding along to an “Abbey Road” or The Who reference.” – Monica Castillo, International Business Times
“MINIONS turns out to be a fun, loose and highly active movie with a bunch of zany characters finding their way in and out of trouble throughout.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
AMY
“AMY will be considered one of the best documentaries that will be released this year at the very least.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“What’s clear is that Winehouse was the opposite of a snob—she was completely herself, a true innocent, sincerely unable to make a false move. It’s remarkable how fake everyone around her looks in comparison.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
“The end result is a film that feels more like castigation than celebration.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
“As in his previous documentary, SENNA, Kapadia eschews the traditional talking heads format and layers audio interviews over a collage of archival footage. It’s a formal gambit that can feel more like a self-imposed constraint.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
THE GALLOWS
“THE GALLOWS is worthless, but that won’t stop Warner Bros. from making some kind of money off of it.” – Jaskee Hickman, CInematic Essential
“…so poorly executed you’d be well within your movie going rights to demand a full refund.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
“This is what not trying looks like.” – Andy Crump, Movie Mezzanine
“It just hangs there, dead… and deadly dull.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
SELF/LESS
“…if you are alright with a messy film that finds its footing along the way, and is unconcerned with your preexisting expectations, then you will likely enjoy the mess.” Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential
“If you’re looking to turn your brain off, you’ve come to the right place.” – Michael Cox, Edge Boston
Kilian Melloy review MERCHANTS OF DOUBT
Jared Bowen talks INFINITELY POLAR BEAR and more
Steve Head podcasts on VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS
Bob Chipman looks back at CAPTAIN N: THE GAME MASTER
Monica Castillo reports on DOCTOR WHO, MOCKINGJAY, ANT-MAN, TERMINATOR, SYTYCD, Disney’s PRINCE CHARMING and EMPIRE
Andrew Crump on Criterion, Best of 2015 So Far, CARTEL LAND and David Gordon-Green
TERMINATOR GENISYS
“GENISYS winks and nudges so much it’ll bruise your ribs.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine
“A pointless but not unentertaining diversion, TERMINATOR GENISYS exists for the same reason a dog licks his balls: because it can.” – Sean Burns, Movie Mezzanine
“TERMINATOR GENISYS could have been your next favorite dumb action movie, but it is far too concerned with fitting into the greater Terminator timeline and ultimately the action suffers because of it.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential
“…despite Schwartzenegger’s presence, this film is a big-budget, confusing mess who’s ultimate insult is an ambiguous post-credits final scene trumpeting an unnecessary sequel to come.” – Tim Estiloz, El Mundo Boston
“TERMINATOR GENISYS may be yet another summer movie sequel, but this one turns out to have been worth the effort.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“…much more interested in cheaply calling back to its predecessors, sporting a framework indicative of the superhero genre’s increasingly huge influence on blockbusters, and setting the stage for installments to come.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review
MAGIC MIKE XXL
“While MAGIC MIKE sold a darker, cautionary tale alongside the fantasy of a buddy band of strippers, MAGIC MIKE XXL makes it all about the fun.” – Monica Castillo, International Business Times
“There’s nothing sadder than a stripper who is past their prime and in MAGIC MIKE XXL, you’re stuck with five of them.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
“MAGIC MIKE XXL is eye candy for those who want to see barely dressed men simulating sex. If that’s not you, you needn’t bother.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“MAGIC MIKE XXL isn’t as good of a movie as it’s predecessor, but it’s a way better party.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
INFINITELY POLAR BEAR
“This may be based on a true story, but the film itself never once succeeds in evoking real experience.” – Jake Mulligan, Edge Boston
“…nothing’s ever quite so black-and-white in INFINITELY POLAR BEAR, which treats issues of race, mental illness and family dysfunction with nuance.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian
MANGLEHORN
“Slyly constructed as a shrine to its star, MANGLEHORN is peppered with shoutouts to Pacino’s filmography.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
Joyce Kulhawik reviews NEWSIES
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks TED 2, BESSIE and A LITTLE CHAOS
Sean Burns on INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE
Monica Castillo talks July Movies on PIX11 and TED 2 on the IBTimes Podcast, reports on Michael Jackson’s heirs, TED 2 references, a possible HOCUS POCUS sequel, STAR TREK BEYOND, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2, Donald Trump, James Deen, SCREAM trivia and Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara
Kilian Melloy presents HOWDY STRANGER
Andy Crump on A MURDER IN THE PARK and STUNG
Jaskee Hickman interviews Mark Ruffalo and Maya Forbes of INFINITELY POLAR BEAR
Bob Chipman offers IN DEFENSE OF VIDEO GAMES