BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 9/14/2016

Jake Mulligan interviews Noah Buschel

Kristofer Jenson’s Boston Reel offers editors picks

Kilian Melloy on LA MOGLIE PIU’ BELLA, INGRID BERGMAN IN HER OWN WORDS, CYMBELLINE and interviews Jamie Pachino

Sean Burns on THE OLIVER STONE EXPERIENCE and Somerville Theatre’s 70mm film festival

Bob Chipman talks SUPER MARIO RUN

Joyce Kulhawik catchers up on the local theatre scene

Allyson Johnson reviews THE SECRET SCRIPTURE, COLOSSAL, THE RED TURTLE, A MONSTER CALLS and talks STAR TREK

Spoilerpiece Theatre digs into SULLY, MORRIS FROM AMERICA and SLEEPAWAY CAMP

John Black reviews THE PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON and KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE

Andrew Crump looks at BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK, OTHER PEOPLE and KARL MARX CITY

Derek Deskins reviews HIGH RISE on Blu-ray

Sam Cohen talks WHITE GIRL

Max Covill looks back at TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 09/09/2016

download (20)SULLY

“Eastwood is a fine, fine filmmaker who delivers incredibly polished and crafted works regularly.” – Greg Vellante, Forces of Geek

“SULLY extols all the classically Eastwoodian virtues of going to work and not making a big goddamn deal out of it.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“SULLY is a wonderfully crafted exercise in skillful, understated film direction and acting by both Hanks and director Eastwood that thankfully shies away from the sensational. ” – Tim Estiloz, El Mundo Boston

“The real drama here is that of an ordinary man thrust into extraordinary circumstances and finding this his skills and lifetime of experience has prepared him to meet the challenge.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“…the issues the film and the event raise in the ongoing battle between warm-blooded humans and the increasingly sophisticated machines they create–is important, and the denouement more than satisfying– uplifting.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

“I don’t know how much credit I can actually give the people behind SULLY. I say that because it’s kind of simple and pieced together in that way.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

morris-from-americaMORRIS FROM AMERICA

“…an unassuming crowd-pleaser that doubles as a fish-out-of-water comedy.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

“Looking at what MORRIS FROM AMERICA is, you have a quality movie of substance that proves to be one of the better feature films about growing up that you’re going to see in terms of actual development and growth of a character. ” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 09/02/2016

the-light-between-oceans-fassbender-vikandaTHE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

“[It] tells us loud and clear that summer is over and it’s okay for grown-ups to go to the movies again.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“The film often looks lovely. But all of that loveliness is a cover for a creaky narrative.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“The film, despite its unquestionable beauty, is nothing but a skeleton of a great and timeless romance.” – Allyson Johnson, Cambridge Day

 

morgan-katemara-labMORGAN

“This is a thriller haphazardly disguised as sci-fi, all leading to the same boilerplate pseudo-philosophical revelation that humans’ god complex can only bring ruin.” – Sam Cohen, Substream Magazine

“MORGAN is the flip side of EX MACHINA… making it part of a lively debate rather than the “ripoff” or “clone” that some critics will inevitably claim.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

42de97ca684a714a_000070.26554.16724_Hollars_still1_JohnKrasinski_AnnaKendrick__byJonnyCournoyerTHE HOLLARS

“Even if Krasinski’s skills as a filmmaker need honing, chutzpah could have taken him, and his film, someplace interesting.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“This would be a good date movie for audience members too wrapped up in their dates to pay attention to what’s on the screen. For anyone else… well, maybe once it’s on cable. Or, more likely, not.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

“THE HOLLARS deals in misplaced things—misplaced drama, misplaced comedy, misplaced farce, and even misplaced Anna Kendrick. It’s a crushing tide of inept parts coming together, sinking the talented people with it.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review

 

 

complete-unknown-sundance-2016COMPLETE UNKNOWN

“A jagged poem with broken rhythms, to be sure, something that catches you off guard and keeps you there, but at the same time a work of disconcerting potency. ” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston