Dan Kimmel reviews THE HAUNTING OF SHARON TATE.
Robyn Bahr reviews PEARSON and picks 10 British Comedies to Catch Up On this summer.
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUND-UP: 07/24/2019
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BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 07/19/2019
THE LION KING
“The notion that a 25-year-old film is so sacrosanct it should not be remade will come as a surprise to those who have made a hit of Julie Taymor’s creative stage adaptation.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Even though I would have preferred something more original, this remake of THE LION KING is pretty strong.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“If you wanted a shot-for-shot recreation of THE LION KING so the nostalgia you crave is satiated, then that’s what you’ll get from this Jon Favreau-directed remake. If you seek a different vision of a tale that you love, cancel that ticket reservation right this very minute.” – Sam Cohen, EDGE Media Network
I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS
“Jude’s film is sharp-edged, implacable, and sometimes punishing in the length of its scenes; clearly, the director is out to make us uncomfortable, which is part and parcel off his exploding of easy national myths and the gilding of bloody history.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
“The documentary takes apart the myth of equality brick by brick, not only constructing a case for inclusion, but also paving a path toward making inclusion a reality.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 07/12/2019
STUBER
“A decent enough movie to watch, but it’s not something I would suggest people go out of their way to see.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“Will never enter the history books as one of the greats, but a few jokes save it from being a total loss.” – Deirdre Crimmins, HighDef Digest
CRAWL
“Aja keeps the tension of CRAWLcranked up to 11, giving the audience little time to breathe.” – John Black, Gruesome Magazine
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUND-UP: 07/10/2019
Robyn Bahr reviews HARLOTS Season 3, SOUTH SIDE, and I LOVE YOU, NOW DIE.
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 07/05/2019
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
“In spite of me not liking the direction they take as much as I wanted to, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME is a movie that I liked overall.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“There’s an incredibly charming high school romance in FAR FROM HOME, but it’s buried under IRON MAN 4.” – Sean Burns, North Shore Movies
“…may not be the best movie to ever come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it would be hard to find a more necessary one.” – John Black, Gruesome Magazine
MIDSOMMAR
“With MIDSOMMAR, A24’s struggles with horror movies continue.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
” At a time where the studios play it safe with lot of pre-sold sequels, MIDSOMMAR takes a chance on something different.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Amid all the entrails and ritual sacrifice, MIDSOMMAR is also a droll comedy of manners, an irresistible revenge fantasy and a warning to bad boyfriends everywhere.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery
“MIDSOMMAR plays like a slow and inevitable train wreck. It may not surpass Aster’s previous film, but it does show us that not all horrors live in the dark.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest
UNDER THE SILVER LAKE
“Part of the reason I think everybody’s arguing about UNDER THE SILVER LAKE is because it’s a movie very much worth arguing about.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery
“…a shimmering paranoiac fever dream, where [the protagonist’s] quest for the truth (of why girls don’t like him) is told in the languages of hard-boiled detective noir as well as surrealist horror…” – Andy Crump, Polygon
WILD ROSE
“Rough around the edges it might be, like its heroine, but WILD ROSE is a song worth listening to.” – Allyson Johnson, Cambridge Day
“Familiarity isn’t a bad thing, mind, and WILD ROSE presents a version of that star-is-born narrative that works in spite of it…” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine