Monica Castillo reports in from Binder Con LA 2016
Sam Cohen looks ahead to the Boston Underground Film Festival
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks ALLEGIANT and WORKING GIRL
Jake Mulligan talks The Boston Underground Film Festival
Bob Chipman looks at DAREDEVIL SEASON 2 and interviews STAR WARS Sound Editor Matthew Wood
Andrew Crump talks St. Patrick’s Day and interviews Benjamin Dickinson
Steve Head webcasts for Diabolique Magazine,
Deirdre Crimmins appears on Radio of Horror
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT
“This is two whole hours of boring retread bereft of any sort of personality, and the movie knows that.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review
HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS
“The comedy that’s blended into a story about coping with loss, searching for love and reaching for seemingly unattainable goals makes HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS worth the trip to theaters.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“[Michael Showalter] is a kind soul who feels more at ease when he’s treating the characters in his movies like actual human beings instead of punchline pincushions.” – Andy Crump, A Constant Visual Feast
“Change is in the offing– and that is the stuff of the film.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
EYE IN THE SKY
“Though it is emotionally manipulative and comes close to over-dramatic, it never becomes flamboyant. It raises far more questions than it answers.” – Deirdre Crimmons, Cinematic Essential
RIVER OF GRASS
“In an aesthetic sense, this is a far more manic film than any of Reichardt’s later works (WENDY AND LUCY, MEEK’S CUTOFF, NIGHT MOVES), but it’s no less instructive about her artistic voice.” – Jake Mulligan, Dig Boston
“There’s a wonderful specificity to the film, and Reichardt is already displaying her knack for keeping characters small in the context of a larger perspective.” – Sean Burns, The Artery
REMEMBER
“…if you happen to nod off about an hour and ten minutes into Remember, it becomes a much better movie than if you decide to see it through to the end.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine
Derek Deskins reviews I AM THE BLUES, HUSH, ORANGE SUNSHINE, AMERICAN FABLE and DEMOLITION from SXSW
Max Covill presents the Pictures Podcast 2016 Preview
Norm Schrager checks out Swedish box-office hit THE 100-YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT A WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
Jared Bowen sums up arts happenings in Boston
Bob Chipman talks SPIDER-MAN, GHOSTBUSTERS and JUSTICE LEAGUE
Andrew Crump on BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, CABIN FEVER (2016) and THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMPSON
Steve Head and John Black’s Post-Movie Podcast talks EVEREST and more
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE and more
Joyce Kulhawik on HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE
“It may not leave you screaming for a sequel, but it won’t leave you screaming for your money back either.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“While there isn’t enough to make 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE into a genuine sequel to CLOVERFIELD, there are a number of small features that link them together.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“The film manages intermittent moments of suspense, and a few genuine shocks.” – Kilian Melly, Edge Boston
“It’s the rare circumstance where the mystery box approach actually succeeds.” – Andy Crump, A Constant Visual Feast
“…claustrophobic, terrifying, terrifically-made and will have you clapping by the time the credits roll.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review
“Originally conceived through individual creative inspiration, and a spectacularly satisfying film regardless of its association to a previous one, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE makes mincemeat of expectations and becomes its own entity.” – Greg Vellante, Sound & Picture
KNIGHT OF CUPS
“To summarize the film’s plot, or lack thereof, would be a disservice to the film itself. KNIGHT OF CUPS does not exist to tell or story or explain a character’s evolution into a slightly changed person, rather it is a visual reflection on a man’s existence in Los Angeles and along a bunch of beaches.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential
“We fucking get it, Terry. You can do something different now.” – Greg Vellante, Sound & Picture
“As someone who considers Malick’s first four films stone masterpieces, the increasing narrowness of his vision is a disheartening development. ” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT
“This is a stunningly original piece of art, that fully transports viewers into the heart of the Amazon jungle.” – Max Covill, Impassioned Cinema
“It is possible that there’s a tighter movie in here, or at least a more subtle one, but though Guerra plays loose with structure and pacing, his unmuted messages hold the film’s disparate parts under an umbrella of harmony.” – Andy Crump, Birth. Movies. Death.
THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY
“A tasteless affair with brief moments of hard laughter and heavy shame, yet it’s all too sparse and too minimal.” – Greg Vellante, Sound & Picture
“Oh, did I laugh. God help me, I laughed like a mental patient.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
Steve Head and John Black bring back The Post-Movie Podcast (and again)
Deirdre Crimmins joins the Film Thrills podcast to talk GHOSTBUSTERS, THE WITCH and Oscars
Kilian Melloy reviews THE HAWAIIANS and THE FALL
Joyce Kulhawik talks The Oscars and THREE SISTERS
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks TRIPLE 9, GODS OF EGYPT and BATMAN ’89
Monica Castillo covers The Miami Film Festival
Bob Chipman has published 7 new books of collected works
Jake Mulligan covers PIECES, Spike Lee’s MICHAEL JACKSON and DEMOCRATS
Kristofer Jenson talks MAGIC MIKE XXL
Andrew Crump has an Oscars post-script, reviews BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the best of Criterion new releases.