BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/24/2023

EMILY

“O’Connor capitalizes on the wiggle room afforded her by Emily’s self-isolation from her peers and neighbors to give the great novelist whatever shape she finds pleasing, and a pleasure it is indeed.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

COCAINE BEAR

“As far as movies go, Cocaine Bear is comfort food.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

“Cocaine Bear was an insane bonkers ride but unfortunately suffers from weak comedy and overall story.” – Duane Miller, Cinemania World Podcast

LINOLEUM

“It quickly becomes apparent that what Colin West intended was the sort of arty, surreal fantasy that may develop a cult following but will leave others wondering where they can get back their 101 minutes – if not what they paid for their tickets.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/17/2023

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is everything wrong with the current MCU. Even a fantastic performance from Jonathan Majors couldn’t save it.” – Duane Miller, Cinemania World Podcast

MARLOWE

“Neeson has always been a better actor than the action roles he’s taken in recent years have let him demonstrate. With Marlowe, both Neeson and Chandler’s detective get a new lease on life.” – Daniel Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

SHARPER

Sharper pulls off, in its own way, what movies like The Sting and House Of Games did before it: it not only shows us how con artists work, it shows how easily we in the audience can be taken in even as we think we’re seeing through all the scams.” – Daniel Kimmel, North Shore Movies

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/3/2023

BLOOD

“What do you call a vampire movie with no teeth? Blood.” – David Riedel, Chicago Reader

 

 

SHE IS LOVE

“The romantic sparks need to fly between Patricia and Idris, whether comically or dramatically, but they are utterly bland characters. Not only is it hard to see why they would want to get back together, it’s not clear whatever attracted them to each other in the first place.” – Daniel Kimmel, North Shore Movies