BOFCA’s Steve Head, Jake Mulligan and Bob Chipman break down the February Boston area repertory scene.
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BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 01/30/2015
PROJECT ALMANAC
” …it doesn’t quite work, but the young teen audience this movie is being pitched to probably won’t mind.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“PROJECT ALMANAC attempts and mostly succeeds at taking something weary in cinema and breathing an EDM-laden breath directly onto the screen.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review
“I can’t completely rip PROJECT ALMANAC apart since there are a few interesting features that I think are decent, but I do wish they could have cleaned it up a bit while giving us more to get excited about.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show
BLACK SEA
“BLACK SEA is a leaky ship.” – Sam Cohen, Sumo Skinny
“While it’s hard to legitimately recommend BLACK SEA to people, it wouldn’t hurt to check it out if you may be interested in something like this.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY
“DUKE OF BURGUNDY is the BDSM masterpiece that we didn’t know we needed, but we can sure marvel at its beauty.” – Max Covill, Fresh From the Theatre
“The film is exquisitely framed and composed and moodily lit by cinematographer Nic Knowland, who has an eye for texture, be it ranks of butterfles pinned up in museum-quality mounts, or frilly underthings swimming delicately in soap suds.” – Killan Melloy, Edge Boston
“THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY will have an impact on you whether or not its constituent components are taken literally.” – Kristofer Jenson, Dig Boston
“Just don’t call it a love story.”. – Jake Mulligan, Movie Mezzanine
MOMMY
“While I feel MOMMY was unjustly overlooked when it came to being nominated for any Oscars, it certainly is a film that’s worth paying attention to.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 1/28/2015
BOFCA Members are at Sundance! Follow Monica Castillo, Charlie Nash and Sean Burns on Twitter for updates from the year’s biggest indie film-festival!
Spoilerpiece Theatre is all over CAKE, THE BOY NEXT DOOR, STILL ALICE and more!
Jared Bowen remembers Boston artist John Wilson
Bob Chipman covers Marvel’s Secret Wars announcement
Monica Castillo offers 14 Things That Only Happen At A Latin Club for Cosmo
Kristofer Jenson interviews the director of OUT OF PRINT
John Black caught up with TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
Andy Crump reviews R100 and SONG ONE
This week’s AGENT CARTER was recapped by both Andy Crump & Bob Chipman
David Riedel caught up with A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 01/23/2015
MORTDECAI
“It isn’t one of the worst movies you’ll ever see, but Mortdecai certainly has a long way before it can be seen as a respectable piece of cinematic art.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show
“A snicker here, a polite chuckle there, but not a belly laugh in sight.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine
THE BOY NEXT DOOR
“Few movies actually live up to that notion of a movie that is so hilariously awful they it is perversely entertaining. “The Boy Next Door” does. It is–at least unintentionally–the laugh-riot of the year.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“I didn’t pay and I still want my money back.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
“…part of what makes Two Days, One Night miraculous is the restraint the Dardennes display.” – Sean Burns, Movie Mezzanine
“In shifting their usual point of view and placing their unflinching gaze squarely on the face of a seasoned professional, the Dardennes have captured one of the most naturalistic performances in a directing career known for cultivated kitchen-sink realism. ” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian
“Fragility is a tough thing to sell on the big screen, but Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) gives a masterclass on the art of how to do it.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
STILL ALICE
“It’s tasteful to a fault, exploring a terrifying subject with the utmost decorum. You feel bad when it’s over, but not too bad.” – Sean Burns, Movie Mezzanine
SONG ONE
“SONG ONE isn’t bad; it is, however, disjointed as a melancholy testament to music’s ability to heal all wounds and as a love story about disaffected souls set against the backdrop of New York City’s modern folk scene.” – Andy Crump, Movie Mezzanine
BELOVED SISTERS
“Even the parts that are meant to feel light and silly seem muted and too heavy.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP – 1/21/15
Norm Schrager reviews STARRED UP
Evan Crean looked at IN A WORLD
Jared Bowen talked embargos, art and geopolitics with the owner of Boston’s Galeria Cubana
Sean Burns offers a Michael Mann retrospective
Bob Chipman joined an Oscar Podcast and talked the proliferation of superhero movies
John Black reviews a slew of new-release DVDs including BOYHOOD, WETLANDS and JESSABELLE
Spoilerpiece Theatre aims at AMERICAN SNIPER and more
Andy Crump talked controversial GHOST IN THE SHELL casting and praised the career of Scarlett Johansson
Kris Jenson interviewed FISH & CAT director Shahram Mokri
A NOTE FROM BOFCA:
The advent of a new year brings with it many changes, and The Boston Online Film Critics Association is no exception to this. BOFCA would like to officially welcome Max Covill and Sam Cohen as the newest members of our fine organization. You’ll now find their reviews, writings and other offerings right here on this site.
In addition, BOFCA also extends its gratitude and wishes of good luck to departing member Inkoo Kang, who may have left Boston and the Boston-area media behind for sunny San Francisco but will be fondly remembered here for her unique perspective on all things cinematic and spirited, thoughtful contributions to the Boston film-criticism scene. We wish her good luck in future endeavors and as part of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle.