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BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 03/01/2019

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“Good trash is hard to come by these days, but watching the legendary Isabelle Huppert sink her teeth into the “stalker from hell” archetype in GRETA feels like getting struck by a bolt of lightning sent from the gods of camp.” – Charlie Nash, Edge Boston

“GRETA is [Neil] Jordan’s most gonzo fairy tale since 1999’s unfairly derided IN DREAMS, and in Huppert he’s found his ideal Big Bad Wolf.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

 

 

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“By tearing cinema down to its foundations once again, this restless raconteur is, as always, forcing us to look at the familiar as if for the first time.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/22/2019

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“…likely the most agreeable HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON film for kids, but it might mark the most disappointing entry yet when it comes to adult enjoyment.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“…there were a lot of things left on the cutting room floor that could have made HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD a better film, but as is… it’s just fine.” – Byron McNeal, Nerd Caliber

 

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“Part narrative feature, part docu-film, an entirely fresh and unforgettable take on the horrors of the Holocaust; this movie may be examining a facet of the worst crime in human history, but it has found a way to enjoy the best of both cinematic worlds.” – Kilian Melly, Edge Boston

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/15/2019

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“It’s fantastical to the point of being cartoonish, but with a grimness that never lets us forget the stakes.” – Allyson Johnson, Cambridge Day

“Thankfully, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL somehow appears to know that the best things going for it are the cyborg designs and the fights.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest

“ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is not perfect, but I enjoyed the overall execution.” – Byron D. Zero, Nerd Caliber

“ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is a technical showcase. When the director of TITANIC and AVATAR asks for money, the correct answer seems to be how much.” – Max Covill, Film School Rejects

 

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“HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U is smart enough to know that it would be boring to completely repeat the first film, but it goes a little too far away from the original premise and ultimately squanders the tone and purpose of what the franchise originally set out to be.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest

 

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“EVERYBODY KNOWS is what happens when one of our stodgier dramatists teams up with two movie stars who always look like they just finished having sex.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/08/2019

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THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

“THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART doesn’t come all that close to meeting the standard set by its predecessor.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

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WHAT MEN WANT

“WHAT MEN WANT is not perfect, but it can be pretty funny. For an escapist comedy, it’s a perfectly adequate way to spend two hours.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/01/2019

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“Aesthetic and technical feats aside, THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD will leave you feeling short of breath. Not because it’s intentionally trying to mimic how a soldier would feel on the battlefield, but because it creates an immediacy to a time most of us did not live through with remarkable detail.” – Sam Cohen, Edge Boston

“The men who gave their lives during World War I forsook the privilege of growing older. In Jackson’s film, they’ll keep their youth, vigor, and bravery forever.” – Andy Crump, Polygon

“Nothing less than a miracle of bleeding-edge digital filmmaking techniques…” – Sean Burns, The ARTery