BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 05/20/2016

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THE NICE GUYS

“This is a damn sad movie dressed in glitzy neon and striped slacks.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review

“…I spent the majority of the runtime laughing so consistently and violently that I feared I’d eventually rupture an internal organ.” – Greg Vellante, Cinematic Essential

“THE NICE GUYS finish last, but they make a damn good show of it.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“You’ve seen this film before, but THE NICE GUYS’ problem isn’t mimicry or originality. It’s anemia.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“THE NICE GUYS turns into a film that is not only set in the ’70s, but carries the sensibility as if it was made then as well.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

angrybirdsmovieANGRY BIRDS

“…a profoundly disposable and harmless entertainment, so light and inconsequential that it barely exists.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

 

 

 

 

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 5/18/2016

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Deirdre Crimmins talks SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, UNDER THE SHADOW,

Kristofer Jenson reviews BELLADONNA OF SADNESS and interviews Brendan Boogie

Bob Chipman talks CIVIL WAR and GHOSTBUSTERS

Kilian Melloy reviews I COULD GO ON SIGNING, CAT BALLOU, APPASSIONATA and The Films of Maurice Pialat

Spoilerpiece Theatre covers X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, HIGH-RISE, LOUDER THAN BOMBS and A BIGGER SPLASH

Andrew Crump interviews Whit Stillman

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 05/13/2016

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money_monster-1MONEY MONSTER

“MONEY MONSTER is an exceptional feature film that happens to be well written.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“…it’s the sort of movie that Hollywood had seemed to have forgotten how to make.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

high-rise-image-tom-hiddlestonHIGH-RISE

“Calling the film Wheatley’s cheekiest effort to date might not be saying much, but there you have it.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“Practicality has no place in High-Rise – the film is here to make a point about the extremes of status, and play with the expectations of civility and money.” – Norm Schrager, Meet In The Lobby

 

belladonna2BELLADONNA OF SADNESS

“…a rare jewel: a singular aesthetic vision born of elements you’ve long been familiar with.” – Jake Mulligan, Dig Boston

“…it’s impossible to divorce the film’s aesthetic from its text, to engage its eroticism without engaging its sexual abuses, and to ignore its studied portrayal of witchery.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“…not exactly erotica, but an investigation into the relationship between structural power versus personal empowerment.” – Kristofer Jenson, Boston Reel

 

 

kill-zone-2KILL ZONE 2

“Grandeur is a hallmark of great Hong Kong action cinema, and KILL ZONE 2 paints in broad brushstrokes of sentiment and sensation through use of sight and sound alike.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“For even the biggest action fans, I’m unable to recommend KILL ZONE 2. Drastically reducing the amount of story or making a more substantial effort to greatly improve it would likely have me saying the opposite.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

BOFCA Mid-Week Roundup 5/12/2016

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The Post-Movie Podcast talks OUT OF THE INFERNO and 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE

Kristofer Jenson talks IFFBoston

Andrew Crump talks Criterion, HIGH-RISE, Tom Hiddleston

Bob Chipman looks at AVENGERS 3, The 15 Best Ninja Movies Ever and Sega Movies

Joyce Kulhawik reviews DOGFIGHT

Evan Crean on ROBOCOP

Kilian Melloy on A MONSTER WITH A THOUSAND HEADS and MUSTANG

Max Covill euologizes Cinematical

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 05/06/2016

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_captain_america__civil_war_trailer_-_h_2015CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

“CIVIL WAR looks to be the best Avengers movie so far.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“It’s sure to please those who beat up on BATMAN V SUPERMAN because it mixes lots of quips in with the action, the moralizing, and the tragic revelations.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“The world doesn’t need to be ending and it’s pointless to pretend that the MCU storyline could “finish” here, so instead lets enjoy watching our favorite characters work out some issues, develop some new dimensions and occasionally set off some new fireworks.” – Bob Chipman, MovieBob

“…we must have lots of hand-wringing about collateral damage and the price of heroism because the sad middle-aged dudes who cling so desperately to these films require constant reassurances that they’re *actually about serious issues and stuff* and not just fun stories for children in which men wear tights.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“…unlike Batman and Superman in Zack Snyder’s dud, Cap and Shellhead have genuine affection for each other, based on years of shared history, so it’s truly painful to see them fight, akin to watching a marriage dissolve.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

“CIVIL WAR is the cinematic equivalent of an eight-year-old boy playing with his action figures in the bathtub, designed for a far older crowd still trapped in that arrested development.” – Greg Vellante, Forces of Geek

 

Mænd og høns (Anders Thomas Jensen, DK, 2015)MEN & CHICKEN

“…for those that look for an escape in the cinema, “Men & Chicken” offers up a delicious feast. Sweet, funny, strange, and heartfelt, it is an outright great film that your friends will likely hate you for recommending.” – Derek Deskins, Edge Boston

“Family sticks together, especially when everyone in that family shares the same harelip.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine