BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/11/2022

Letitia Wright in Black Panther wearing a white robe, mourning the passing of T'Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

“This film is among the best work that director and co-writer Ryan Coogler has done, not to discount anything in his resume of course. You can tell he put his heart into it from the script alone — it felt like a beautiful tribute to Boseman throughout the film’s runtime.” – Byron D. Zero, Nerd Caliber

“The strength of BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER comes from the great ensemble of women that try their best to hold this together. Bassett, Wright, Gurira, and Nyong’o are all capable and compelling actors, but there’s obviously something missing here. BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER cannot shake the ghost of Chadwick Boseman.” – Max Covill, It’s the Pictures

“Unfortunately, while WAKANDA FOREVER is an earnest, respectful, and often action-filled effort to replicate the quality of the first film; it falls short in several other areas to achieve the greatness exhibited by its predecessor.” – Tim Estiloz, Kaleidoscope Reviews

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Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in the movie Blonde.BLONDE

“BLONDE is a means to an end, a vessel to tell the tale of a life doomed, perhaps, from its beginning. Marilyn Monroe is the vehicle because she is instantly recognizable, as well as irresistible, but the concept of an identity crisis is something anyone can understand (and probably has undergone), so the larger dramatic purpose makes the film relatable to anyone.” – Randy Steinberg, Blast Magazine

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Katharina Behrens and Adam Hoya smile and embrace in the movie BlissBLISS

“The drama here comes from the question of whether these two souls — one older than her years, the other weary before her time — will find a way to meet, and stick, in the middle.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

 

Zach Villa in the movie HypochondriacHYPOCHONDRIAC

“Heimann crafts a tidy little thriller that works all the better for including a realistic same-sex relationship, though one can’t help wishing he’d done more with the real-life horrors around the health disparities LGBTQ+ people encounter
from a too-often biased health care system.”
Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

Amber Midthunder hides from a Predator behind a tree in the movie PreyPREY

“At the film’s heart is the same bag of tricks we’ve seen in previous installments of the franchise. But the movie also confounds typical tropes, and (mostly) insists on earning its departures.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network