BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 11/24/2017

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“ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. is a film that will be disdained by mainstream audiences, hailed by champions of law reform, and panned by the critic. Which category will you fit into?” – Michael Cox, Edge Boston

“In setting up a dilemma for its central character and then dropping it for something else, we end up lacking any investment in Israel’s fate…” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. is nothing more than a missed opportunity.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Think of ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. as a bridge joining NIGHTCRAWLER and TRAINING DAY, without much of the edge of either.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“Writer-director Dan Gilroy’s perplexingly inert sophomore effort ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. is a peculiar and unsatisfying movie experience.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

 

coco-pixarCOCO

“In an affecting blend of warmth, music, and adventure, COCO composes a pitch-perfect melody that made my soul sing.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“It’s just a shame that the storytelling can’t quite match Pixar’s superbly rendered visuals.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

“The film builds to an emotional tribute…  that brings to mind the opening sequence of another Pixar triumph, UP.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

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“There may be no more appropriate a time for Cartoon Saloon’s THE BREADWINNER to land in theaters than now.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

 

 

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 11/22/2017

Joyce Kulhawik reviews TARTUFFE and LADY BIRD

Max Covill talks A24 films on It’s The Pictures

Bob Chipman digs into BATMAN V SUPERMAN

Andrew Crump reviews MR. ROOSEVELT, THE BREADWINNER, THIS IS CONGO, revisits VALERIAN and talks JUSTICE LEAGUE

Jared Bowen looks at ImprovBoston and more

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks JUSTICE LEAGUE, LAST FLAG FLYING, THREE BILLBOARDS and the Boston Jewish Film Festival

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 11/17/2017

wonder-woman-justice-leagueJUSTICE LEAGUE

“It has its moments, but it comes across as an “Avengers” wannabe with second-rank superheroes.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“…the biggest problem I have with JUSTICE LEAGUE is that it never shows us what we are fighting for.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Film Thrills

“Much to my surprise, I ended up coming out of JUSTICE LEAGUE looking forward to what may be ahead for us in the future.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“This movie reportedly cost three-hundred million dollars, and it can’t figure out how to fix a fucking mustache.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

 

07-frances-mcdormand.w710.h473THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

“A harsh look at loss, potent misogyny and the insidious nature of unchecked racism while also being a dark comedy, a stirring tragedy and above all else a remarkable and raw character study, the film masters its tone.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks

“THREE BILLBOARDS is the most consistently surprising film I’ve seen this year, not because of its plot twists, but because these characters are constantly revealing unexpected sides of themselves.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

 

 

_DSC7621.ARWLAST FLAG FLYING

“The characters in LAST FLAG FLYING love this country enough to question what they fought and bled for, demanding that we in the audience honor their sacrifice by doing the same.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

 

 

447788_m1495676403WONDER

“…if you’re looking for a movie this season that, for a little while at any rate, will make you feel better about the world, this is the one you need to see.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

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“With a deft script that builds such a world around its characters that its silence goes unnoticed, “God’s Own Country” is such a success because there’s a deep appreciation for what the characters are creating.” – Allyson Johnson, Cambridge Day

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP 11/10/2017

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESSMURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

“I understand that it’s old school in that sense, but it’s too slow and lacks any semblance of consistent energy.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show

“The joke, of course, would be that you’d probably have to turn it into a superhero movie… except that’s pretty much EXACTLY what’s been done here.” – Bob Chipman, Geek.com

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“succeeds in constantly subverting whatever read you may have on it.” – Sam Cohen, Substream

“One of the most important parts of growing up is realizing what a pain in the ass you were as a kid.” – Sean Burns, WBUR