BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 05/25/2018

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“SOLO doesn’t succeed as much as it wants to.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY shows that ROGUE ONE was not a fluke. There are stories to be told in the “Star Wars” universe that don’t have to advance the main saga.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“This one’s more like comfort food for fans, but there are worse ways to kill a couple of hours.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“…Solo is a rather soulless cover version of a character that isn’t even enlivened by the wall-to-wall music that backs his every move.” – Brett Michel, Improper Bostonian

 

18firstreformed-superJumbo-v2FIRST REFORMED

“Don’t look for the angels, or anyone else, to collect much of a share from this misfire.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

“FIRST REFORMED is a major work by a cinema giant, urgently reckoning with issues both current and eternal. It is also a form of prayer.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

 

 

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“…the star of the show is also its steady and compelling center: Saoirse Ronan outshines her cast mates here and remains the radiant focus of any project she’s part of.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 05/11/2018

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LIFE OF THE PARTY

“Unlike previous comedies from McCarthy and Falcone, LIFE OF THE PARTY does contain enough jokes to get some kind of response from viewers.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“It’s no masterwork, obviously, but what the film does achieve is a memorable differentiation from its imitative origins.” – Greg Vellante, Spectrum Culture

“…an uneven mess, but for a Melissa McCarthy vehicle it’s a vast improvement over most of her previous movies.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

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LET THE SUNSHINE IN

“The blend of artistry and genre is breezy and dense at the same time, a film worth enjoying for its surface charms and studied for its deeply personal reflections on intimacy.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

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“Nobody does drugs in LU OVER THE WALL, but watching it you get the sense that everyone responsible for making it might have.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/27/2018

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“…as much a fantastic amusement park ride as a cinematic experience, with an engaging cast doing an incredible job of not getting lost in the proceedings.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Packed to the brim with familiar Marvel flaws but so earnest in it’s tonal dissonance, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is a remarkable, sometimes frustrating, and endlessly entertaining behemoth of an undertaking, and it’s one that will require an immediate revisit.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks

“AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is neither a classic or one of the best Marvel movies we’ve seen, but it’s a good, solid flick that gets the job done overall.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Though I am not usually too shy about spoilers, I do think INFINITY WAR particularly benefits from audience ignorance, so I’ll leave it here. The film is engaging, entertaining, and dark enough for me to get a kick out of the reveling evil on screen.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Film Thrills

 

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“What to make of this flick? Paradoxical, self-abnegating, smacking of both sullied biography and ironic farce, GODARD MON AMOUR is, in a way, the perfect biopic of its titular subject.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

“This is a work that is constantly in pursuit of such purpose. It periodically finds what it’s looking for, yet consistently loses itself along the way.” – Greg Vellante, Spectrum Culture

“Someday, another director might try their hand at the Sisyphean task of figuring out the honest to goodness truth of the man. Until that day, we have Hazanavicius and the well-intended failure of GODARD MON AMOUR.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

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“This isn’t a bait and switch—more just a switch.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“Overall, what you get from GHOST STORIES is a satisfying cinematic experience.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/20/2018

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“90 whole minutes of unfunny things.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

” Sticking with the spirit of the first movie means ducking social commentary—or any kind of commentary, really, apart from commentary on the drastic lengths men will go to for their own amusement.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

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“Some of the footage feels revelatory and some of it just seems random.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery