DEAD TEENAGERS
“After watching all three “Fresh Hell” movies, particularly Dead Teenagers, it’s clear that writer/director Armstrong is at the start of what promises to be a very interesting career.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE CRITIC
In the end, The Critic holds one’s attention even if it doesn’t achieve great art. If you’re willing to play along, though, it is damn good entertainment. – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
“Michael Keaton slips back into the role of the titular character like an old pair of shoes. He’s still got it.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
REAGAN
“Reagan the movie is, I suppose, marginally better than Reagan the president, inasmuch as it has neither instituted economic policies which have crippled three generations and counting, nor caused through inaction the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans (though it is early yet in its theatrical run). It is still leagues away from what you or I might consider a ‘good movie,’ or even ‘a movie.’” – Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle
WOLVES AGAINST THE WORLD
“Wolves Against The World is not destined to become a horror classic, but it demonstrates an ambitious filmmaker with something to say who is making the most of the limited means at his disposal.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE EXORCISM OF SAINT PATRICK
“The Exorcism of Saint Patrick is a slow-burn horror movie, the first of a trilogy of films by writer/director Quinn Armstrong under the rubric ‘Fresh Hell.’ It’s notable in taking the notion of religious ‘gay conversion therapy’ – seen in the 2018 film Boy Erased – and upping the ante.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
“Between The Temples is a movie likely to repel some Jewish viewers and leave many non-Jews wondering what the point of it was.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Schwartzman, 44, and Kane, 72, have no screen chemistry in the film as friends or potential lovers. They talk at each other instead of with each other in voices that quickly become more annoying than fingernails on a chalkboard.” – John Black, Cinekong
ALIEN: ROMULUS
“Fede Álvarez returns to big-screen horror with Alien: Romulus, both a satisfying revival of the franchise and a remix of the original films to make something new but still revolving around a group dealing with unimaginable horrors. The final result has a few nicks and bumps, though the film certainly brings its A-game when splatter horror takes over.” – Sam Cohen, High-Def Digest
CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT
“A from-the-ground-up reconstruction of the infamous 1979 Bob Guccione-financed film, assembled from more than 90 hours of film (much of it long thought to have been lost), the Ultimate Cut is three hours of eye-popping footage never seen until now thanks to the use of alternate takes and cut scenes.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network
SKINCARE
“Unfortunately for the filmmakers, Skincare is only willing to go skin deep.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
CLOSE TO YOU
“As a film that gives a transgender man’s point of view, Close To You is a breakthrough that will speak to those in similar circumstances, whether being transgendered or connected to someone who is. One can only hope as other films about such characters get made, this will be seen as the start of the conversation not the culmination of it.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies