BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/22/2024

ARMOR

Armor is the sort of movie that leaves you wondering why it was made in the first place. If Stallone didn’t do this for the money, let’s at least hope he was doing it as a favor for a friend.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

WICKED

“It won’t change anyone’s minds about musicals, but for people like me who had to fight the urge to sing out loud, you are going to have a Wicked good time!” Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

“The fact that (Erivo and Grande) both sing live on the screen instead of lip syncing to a prerecorded soundtrack deserves special recognition and a round of applause. In fact, people should feel free to applaud at the end of each musical number in Wicked the movie just as they would watching Wicked the Broadway musical.”John Black, Cinekong

Wicked may be the best movie musical since Chicago (2002).” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are nothing short of spectacular in these parts, and they, expertly guided by Director Jon Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) hold the movie in the palms of their hands.” Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/1/2024

DIRECTOR’S CUT

Director’s Cut – yes, the title is a play on words – is a film where you go in knowing most of the cast won’t survive, and wondering if it’s a set up for a horror franchise. Stranger things have happened.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

GODLESS

Godless won’t change your mind about the issues it raises, but it will make you think.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/25/2024

MAGPIE

“As thin as Ben is on the page, Latif’s performance makes him practically transparent. He starts as a scumbag and only grows scummier as the story movies along.”John Black, Cinekong

 

MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock is an unusual approach to the oeuvre of filmdom’s ‘Master Of Suspense.’ Some forty years after his death, it imagines him coming back and discussing his life and career from a modern perspective. It is audacious and it works.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE

“Tom Hardy and director Kelly Marcel made a film that was joyless and cynical.” Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

 

 

 

HANGDOG

“In the end, Hangdog is just a shaggy dog story in search of a punchline.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/18/2024

CHILDREN OF THE PINES

“There will be a lot of horror films released prior to Halloween this month. Some of them may be worth seeing. Alas, Children Of The Pines isn’t one of them.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

THE GOLDMAN CASE

The Goldman Case is a riveting courtroom drama from France, detailing a trial that caught national attention in a similar manner to the way that the O.J. Simpson trial did here.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

WOMAN OF THE HOUR

Woman Of The Hour is a tight little true-crime story set against one of the cheesiest game shows on television; truth is stranger than fiction.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies