BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/10/2017

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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

“If the trend of late is to give superheroes more somber cinematic treatments, then THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE is a reminder that fun need not be traded for po-faced melodrama to come up with something meaningful.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“Audiences universally will surely be entertained, and us comic book fans will get a little extra with the plethora of nods to the genre.” – Nick Casaletto, We Live Entertainment

“…this may be one of the very best films based on the DC Comics universe.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 


John-Wick-Chapter-2-2017-Wallpaper-11045JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

“It is rare that a sequel lives up to the hype generated by its predecessor, but then again, it is rare to have an action hero as slick and unbeatable as John Wick.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Film Thrills

“It works for the simple reason that the characters take the rules of their world seriously, even if we find them preposterous.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 is one of the rare situations where simply raising the stakes works.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“…given the sorry, shakycam state of action cinema it’s amazing how director Chad Stahelski frames the characters from head to toe like dancers in an old Hollywood musical, reminding us that light, movement and kinetic energy are what cinema was originally supposed to be about.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

 

fifty-shades-darker-elevator-1481131638FIFTY SHADES DARKER

“…the film’s idea of “kinky sex” is laughably tame.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Dakota Johnson remains way too good for this material, occasionally unable to suppress giggles at the storyline’s silliness yet gamely going along with it in a way that’s awfully fun to watch.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 2/8/2017

Max Covill talks FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY

Bob Chipman remembers THE GREAT OUTDOORS and talks TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Allyson Johnson reviews THE SALESMAN

Joyce Kulhawik reviews BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks THE RED TURTLE, PATERSON, LION and Jim Jarmusch

Kristofer Jenson presents the Boston Reel Rep Roundup

Andrew Crump talks TABOO and interviews Raoul Peck of I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 2/1/2017

Andy Hoglund interviews Chris Kattan, Patrick Weathers and Robin Duke

Andy Crump reviews TABOO, MY HAPPY FAMILY and new Criterion releases

Jake Mulligan appears on The Cinephiliacs Podcast

Bob Chipman talks BATMAN directors and Muslim Superheroes

Allyson Johnson looks at BATMAN directors and THE 100

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks GOLD and horror movies

Evan Crean catches up with LION

Kristofer Jenson gives the Boston Reel Rep Roundup

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 01/27/2017


download (21)RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER

“The brisk editing in some sequences make the violence almost avant-garde, like you’re the one controlling the scenarios. A shot never holds for more than three seconds as if the player is skipping all the cutscenes to get to more killing. Bless.” – Sam Cohen, Substream Magazine

 

 

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“Mercurial this film may be, and shiny in spots, but all that glitters is not GOLD.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

 

 

 

dogs-purpose21A DOG’S PURPOSE

“It’s a perfectly mediocre film with sweet intentions and silly execution — a piece of commerce solely designed to appeal to the large demographic of people who use Facebook primarily to share cute videos of animals.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston