BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 12/11/14

Hello BOFCA fans and followers!

Apologies for not having one of these up last week – busy times, still no excuse. In any case, here’s what we’ve been up to (and did you see our awesome awards that had the whole film community buzzing??)

Derek Deskins looked over the Golden Globes Nominees and THE BAREFOOT ARTIST

Andy Crump editorialized on SELMA and Ferguson for Badass Digest, talked to THE BABADOOK’s Jennifer Kent and looks at the trailer for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Monica Castillo interviews Laura Poitras about directing her documentary CITIZENFOUR.

Bob Chipman talked about the reality of censorship… twice

Spoilerpiece Theater dug into THE HOMESMAN and HORRIBLE BOSSES 2

Norm Schrager reviews WE ARE THE BEST!

Deirdre Crimmins on ROME OPEN CITY

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP

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“Although it’s not completely the kind of horror film that I would have expected it to be, THE BABADOOK turns out to be an outstanding piece of entertainment.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show

“As menacing as the unseen monster is, “The Babadook” bases its scares on the increasingly aggressive relationship between mother and son.” – Inkoo Kang, The Wrap

“Call it horror, call it melodrama, call it what you like—this is a great film.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

keeponkeepinon1KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON

“…the warmth and affection for its subject makes some of the film’s softer moments charming instead of irritating. – David Riedel, Santa Fe Reporter

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 11/28/2014

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“How can three men combine into such a thrumming dynamo of idiocy? These dummies can’t even use walkie talkies without screwing up.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“Indeed, if any movie deserves to be damned with faint praise, HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 is it.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Not since TMC showed a triple feature of FRANCIS THE TALKING MULE movies has an audience been subjected to three braying asses like the ones found starring in HORRIBLE BOSSES 2.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“The improvisation, and there’s a ton of it, goes on and on and on and on and…repeating a lame joke doesn’t make it funny; it makes it miserable. – David Riedel, Santa Fe Reporter

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 is an alleged comedy that needs to be skipped by anyone who wants to watch something that’s actually funny.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show

 

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“Though based on a true story ripped from the tabloids, Miller’s vision is an effective mediation on power and exploitation.” – Kristofer Jenson, Dig Boston

“It’s a shame that the horror that unfolds deviates so far from reality, at least when it comes to chronology.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

FOXCATCHER is a film that viewers will appreciate for all that it is.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show

 

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PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR

“This is sheer, unadulterated fun. You don’t need to be a kid to enjoy PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Malkovich’s performance is so over-the-top, and perfect in that way, you almost wish the movie was show in a split screen so you could watch him work.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“Instead of appealing to both age groups, PENGUINS uses the presumed wants of each as an excuse to disappoint the other.” – Inkoo Kang, The Wrap

 

 

 

BOFCA Mid-Week Roundup 11/26/14

Inkoo Kang asks hard questions about pop-culture and Bill Cosby

Spoilerpiece Theatre poured over ROSEWATER and DUMB & DUMBER TO

John Black reviewed POINT AND SHOOT

Bob Chipman talks serialization and franchsies

Norm Schrager observed THE CIRCLE

Jake Mulligan looked at the work of JACQUES DEMY

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 11/21/2014

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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1

“There’s plenty of foreshadowing of what is to come but the story doesn’t so much come to an end as have an intermission.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“It’s more interesting than good, but it’s very interesting.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“If the movie is slow and lacking in action, it compensates by being big and dramatic.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

“It’s a half-story, and the cliffhanger ending feels made for TV, not the big screen.” – David Riedel, Santa Fe Reporter

“I know they probably like the paychecks and the notoriety they get from these movies, but as actors, they deserve better than what they’re given to work with in MOCKINGJAY PART 1.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show

Who knew that if you stripped all the garish clown makeup off Effie Trinket you’d find a compelling performance from Elizabeth Banks?” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“What we ultimately get with this installment is not much more than an intermission before the main event.” – Tim Estiloz, Boston Examiner

 

homesman-tommy-lee-jonesTHE HOMESMAN

“…a stubbornly uncommercial and richly challenging inversion of Americana, this time with an eye towards the pioneer women pushed to the margins of our history books.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“Swank is simply marvelous, her lanky frame in billowy dresses as expressive as her hard eyes and yearning mouth.” – Inkoo Kang, The Wrap