BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 03/09/2018

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A WRINKLE IN TIME

“After watching A WRINKLE IN TIME, there’s a part of me that would have liked to have seen Ava DuVernay and the rest of the team take more time to turn this into a film filled with intrigue and excitement.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“DuVernay – whose previous feature, SELMA, had similar problems – directs at a leaden pace. She seems to have no idea how to get out of a scene once it has accomplished what it had to do.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

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“THOROUGHBREDS is a constant delight, delivering entertaining adrenaline and biting hilarity from one scene to the next and building to a climax that will linger long after leaving the theater.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“Finley does a lot with very little apart from the raw talent of his leads. If this is what he’s capable of as a first-timer, we should rightfully dread his follow-up.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

 

 

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 3/7/2018

Joyce Kulhawik and Sean Burns join Oscar Talk at WBUR

Spoilerpiece Theatre taks RED SPARROW, MUTE and ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ

Bob Chipman talks MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jaskee Hickman interviews the writer/director and star of THOROUGHBREDS

Andrew Crump catches up with MUTE, MOHAWK, ATLANTA and reports on new Criterion releases

 

BOFCA REPERTORY PODCAST – MARCH 2018

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Steve Head and Bob Chipman break down the Boston-area repertory movie scene for March 2018.

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BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP 3/2/2018

Death-Wish-Remake-2018-Review-Bruce-WillisDEATH WISH

“Just what we need now: A morally repugnant good-guy-with-a-gun remake of DEATH WISH directed by vessel of pure id Eli Roth (HOSTEL). – David Riedel, SLC Weekly

“DEATH WISH isn’t the film that it could be—this is a seriously missed opportunity on Roth’s part—but it’s also going to be an unexpected crowdpleaser and potential cult favorite.” – Eli Fine, The Young Folks

 

 

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“Deconstructing that particular sort of exploitation in narrative fiction without tipping over into just doing it yourself is a really fine line to walk, and Red Sparrow definitely feels like it stumbles more often than it doesn’t.” – Bob Chipman, Geek.com

“Having the film’s protagonist be so lifeless and expressionless for two hours and twenty minutes is almost never a good idea.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Believes the story here is torturous and able to beat the audience senseless, but the entire film ends up being just as torturous.” Sam Cohen, Substream

“If there was any question whether Jennifer Lawrence is going to go the distance as an actress, one only has to look at her choice of roles.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/23/2018

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“Refined and steely, ANNIHILATION is another mediation on how humans were always meant to self-destruct – it’s our biology.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks

“…the final result here is an unfocused mess, despite ephemeral instances of genuine horror and gore that admittedly left me shaken.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“ANNIHILATION isn’t good.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“This is a film that is both disturbing and provocative, leaving viewers to draw their own conclusions.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

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“GAME NIGHT is a movie that will more than likely satisfy your desire for a comedy aimed at adults.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Bateman and McAdams prove to be an effective comedy pairing. He hasn’t always had the best of luck with roles, and McAdams rarely gets the chance to show her comedy chops. The two of them play off of each other perfectly.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

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“There’s a clear post-Brexit anxiety in THE PARTY as we watch London’s upper crust devouring itself.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“…a film about pettiness couched in maturity, and a brilliantly merciless take on the comedy of manners.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine