BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 8/9/2024

KING COAL

“Ezra Glenn reviews King Coal, the new PBS documentary about the culture and legacy of the coal industry.”Ezra Haber Glenn, Planning Magazine

 

 

KNEECAP

The exuberance of the three leads performing onstage or in their equally outrageous offstage lives is infectious and quickly pulls the audience into their world.John Black, Cinekong

 

THE INSTIGATORS

“A talented cast is left stranded in The Instigators, which may be the worst movie shot in Boston since Blown Away (1994). There may be others even worse, but it certainly deserves a place on the dishonor roll.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 8/2/2024

SEBASTIAN

“Finnish-British writer-director Mikko Mäkelä takes one of gay cinema’s most well-worn tropes and finds fresh things to show us about the genre.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

MAN & WITCH: DANCE OF A THOUSAND STEPS

“I was surprised at how engaging the movie was when we get to see the charming chemistry between Stronach and Steinbruner. But boy, will you have to sit through a bunch of “high school film club” level moviemaking to get to it.” Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 7/12/2024

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Inspired by director Luke Gilford’s photo book about queer rodeos, this debut feature demonstrates an ease and authority with cinema with that marks Gilford out as a promising talent.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

 

CORA BORA

“The Hannah Pearl Utt-directed Cora Bora – a vehicle for “Hacks” star Megan Stalter – takes the rom-com genre, spins it around, gives it a good queering, and leaves it inside-out.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

GHOST PLANET

“For a low-budget production that was funded on Kickstarter, Ghost Planet is a lot better than it has any right to be. No one will confuse it with a big Hollywood production, but a decent if pulpy script combined with impressive visual effects make it an entertaining sci-fi outing.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 7/5/2024

MURDER COMPANY

Murder Company is a serviceable war movie about a group of soldiers sent on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. It works much better as a genre entry than as a history lesson.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

FREYDIS AND GUDRID

Freydis and Gudrid is in English but that’s its only concession to viewers. It is a Viking opera shot in black and white, inspired by the Vinland sagas, two texts traced back to 13th century Iceland and set several centuries earlier.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies 

LAST SUMMER

Who knew sex on the big screen could be so dull?John Black, Cinekong