AMERICAN MADE
“By the end, even Cruise’s contagious Cheshire grin looks like an act of desperation, our middle-aged Maverick finally meeting the consequences of his need for speed.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery
“…though strained, one’s suspension of disbelief holds fast: That was the 1980s, after all, and a time when daring scoundrels could outwit and outflank the authorities.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
“Cruise plays this mostly for laughs, and it’s a return to the screen of the charmer of his earlier films.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“With everything that we witness, it’s easy to see how audiences can get behind AMERICAN MADE even if there are some alterations that could have been made to turn this into a fantastic feature film.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“By setting the precedent that Cruise is in fact someone capable of usurping the wildest of situations with ease and a hint of smugness, the story of Barry Seal roars onto the screen with the shagginess of a 70s/80s thriller.” – Sam Cohen, Substream Magazine
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
“The battle for equality may not be over, but BATTLE OF THE SEXES reminds us–in the slogan of the women’s tour sponsor–we’ve come a long way, baby.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“BATTLE OF THE SEXES is a terrific-looking movie photographed with intelligence and written in crayon.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
WOODSHOCK
” There’s fascination to be found in even the most bafflingly erroneous work, and WOODSHOCK certainly had me engaged despite its flaws.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston
Jaskee Hickman interviews David Gordon Green and John Pollono of STRONGER
Max Covill reports on ANNIHILATION
Deirdre Crimmins interviews the director of 78/52
Daniel Kimmel talks writing introductions
Andrew Crump reviews IN SEARCH OF FELLINI
Kilian Melloy reviews DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Bob Chipman talks BATMAN V SUPERMAN, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and RICK AND MORTY
Jake Mulligan looks at Somerville Theatre’s 70mm Festival
STRONGER
“Green could have easily presented Bauman as a fictional construct like Sgt. Saunders, an “inspiring” figure who serves as a hero, but the man he reveals is no saint; instead, Gyllenhaal’s Bauman is simply a person who was at the right place at the wrong time.” –Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian
“…STRONGER is a worthy tribute to not just Jeff Bauman’s story, but everything his story represented and everyone his story impacted — from the people who witnessed his recovery firsthand, to the bystanders who encountered his story through the media and applied Jeff’s struggles to their own in hopes of making things feel a little bit easier.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston
“At its best, the film recalls late-period Eastwood pictures like FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and AMERICAN SNIPER in its plumbing of the gulf between the truth and what people need to hear.” – Sean Burns, North Shore Movie
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
“There’s enough here to run with yet Vaughn and Co. take the easy way out.” – Sam Cohen, Substream Magazine
“The violence earns the film its R rating–deservedly so–despite its largely cartoonish nature including killer robot dogs and a meat grinder used as a murder weapon.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Overpopulated and overplotted, inflated to an absurd 141-minute running time, it’s just another cruddy franchise picture.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
FRIEND REQUEST
“FRIEND REQUEST is not only socially irresponsible, it is boring and unimaginative.” – Deidre Crimmins, Film Thrills
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks AMERICAN ASSASSIN, REBEL IN THE RYE, WOMEN’S BALCONY and MEMINO
Joyce Kulhawik reviews MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Bob Chipman talks MOTHER! spoilers and Orson Welles’ final role
Max Covill looks at the new TOMB RAIDER trailer, reports on THE LAST JEDI, The Emmys and reviews JANE
Sean Burns looks at The Somerville Theatre’s 70mm Film Festival
Andrew Crump reviews THE TIGER HUNTER,