Steve Head and Bob Chipman break down the busy Boston-area repertory scene for the month of May 2017.
BOFCA REPERTORY PODCAST – MAY 2017
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BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 4/26/2017
Sean Burns presents an overview of Independent Film Fest Boston 2017 and a FREE FIRE Q&A
Dierdre Crimmins interviews Ben Wheatley
Evan Crean interviews Robin Berghaus of STUMPED
Bob Chipman looks to the future of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and interviews Ben Wheatley
Allyson Johnson talks FATE OF THE FURIOUS
Andy Hoglund talks SNL alumni and public service
Nick Casaletto reviews BAND AID
Kristofer Jenson presents a Boston Reel Rep Roundup
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks FREE FIRE, THE PROMISE and I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THE WORLD
Andy Crump reviews OBIT and SLACK BAY
Kilian Melloy reviews NORMAN
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/21/2017
FREE FIRE
“Like a cinematic bullet hitting you square in the chest, the most immediately striking aspect of FREE FIRE is its inimitable approach to technical craft.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston
THE PROMISE
“… feels contrived for the purpose of packing as much horror and outrage into the film as its meager narrative framework can handle.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
“Kudos for telling the story, but that can’t be all the film is.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks
BORN IN CHINA
“One of the most remarkable results of this kind of documentary is the way it draws captivating parallels to the human condition by infusing wildlife with human emotions. Nature is a world of single mothers where females must “take life to give life,” and “one mother’s brave rescue” is another’s loss.” – Michael Cox, Edge Boston
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 4/19/2017
New member Robyn Bahr talks post-holiday recipes and TONI ERDMANN
Andrew Crump reports on the IFFBoston Schedule, reviews BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and interviews Terence Davies of A QUIET PASSION
Bob Chipman talks STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, Marvel’s HYDRA, the new MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000 (twice!) and social media
Spoilerpiece Theatre looks at FATE OF THE FURIOUS and YOUR NAME
Max Covill talks Cannes on It’s The Pictures Podcast
Joyce Kulhawik reviews the new documentary BOSTON
Kristofer Jenson presents a Boston Reel Rep Roundup
Kilian Melloy reviews A QUIET PASSION
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/14/2017
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
“…with all of the action and characters getting a chance to shine, we get something that’s all over the place while still having the type of form that’s easy to follow.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“If a film is directly referencing John Woo’s HARD BOILED and I’m not having a good time watching it, something is seriously wrong.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston
“If you are a fan of this franchise, you’ll get your money’s worth. For me, I’ll just say ‘meh.'” – Nick Casaletto, We Live Entertainment
“You’re always aware THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS is a mercenary product that has no real reason for being except to make more money and more FURIOUS movies, collecting characters and co-stars like a lint-roller while putting them into increasingly absurd and strangely weightless vehicular cataclysms.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
COLOSSAL
“…COLOSSAL is a failure in pretty much every way imaginable.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“For all of the monster movies film-goers have seen over the 100 years of cinema, the ones that tend to hit the hardest are those that recognize and exploit the inner demons within ourselves which come alive incarnate.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks
A QUIET PASSION
“[Terence] Davies seems to determined to make a film that’s as prickly and as smart as its main character.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston