BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 1/9/2019

Spoilerpiece Theatre breaks down the hosts’ respective top ten of 2018

John Hanlon offers his Top Ten for Townhall.com

Sean Burns talks THE SOPRANOS and interviews Antonio Méndez Esparza

Bob Chipman looks at loot box laws and Louis CK’s bizarre comeback attempt

Daniel Kimmel offers his Ten Best and Ten Worst of 2018

Max Covill looks at the future of fighting games

Robyn Bahr reviews LINDSAY LOHAN’S BEACH CLUB

Joyce Kulhawik delivers her Top 10

Andy Crump looks at VOX LUX and A STAR IS BORN versus BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 12/28/2018

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“Its obvious strength is a bravura performance by Christian Bale as Cheney.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Magazine

“It’s just a bunch of stuff that happened, shuffled all out of order and repeated a few times extra loud for the cheap seats.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“Winter movie season inevitably brings a deluge of dreadful issue-based movies that turn subtext into text and jam sentiment down viewers’ throats. VICE is no exception.” – Andy Crump, Men’s Health

 

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“…an achingly beautiful film, and so terribly sad.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“The year is drawing to a close, but one of 2018’s finest films is just hitting theaters.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

 

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 12/21/2018

 

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“…dizzying, delightful, and completely bonkers.” – Andy Crump, Men’s Health

“As superhero origin stories go, it’s actually an improvement over most of the movies based on DC comics.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“I don’t mind the direction they chose to take AQUAMAN as a character. Momoa isn’t a great actor by any stretch, but he’s proven to be the least of their worries in both this movie and the future.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“It’s a shame his film stinks like yesterday’s tuna.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

 

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“The unspoken message of WELCOME TO MARWEN seems to be that we’re lucky that Hogancamp was brutalized and nearly died because, as a result, he’s now making imaginative art.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“…WELCOME TO MARWEN shows us that even when the story has been practically reinvented for the purposes of telling that story, it can still fail on all accounts.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest

“…an ineffective, emotionally aggressive, self-important and baffling experiment that is Zemeckis’ most similar film to the overrated FORREST GUMP since, well, FORREST GUMP.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

 

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“…less than a sequel than a muddled attempt to clone the elements of the original film.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

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“If you’re looking for romance, watch COLD WAR. If you’re looking for comedy, watch GAME NIGHT. If you’re looking for romantic comedy, watch CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Whatever you do, don’t waste a second on this SECOND ACT.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest