BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 11/4/2015

Monica Castillo reviews DIFRET and talks Frank Sinatra

Derek Deskins reviews PAPERBACK, OF DOGS AND MEN and JEFF LOWE’S METATONIA from the Austin Film Festival

Kilian Melloy looks at MAKING ROUNDS

Brett Michel interviews Emma Donoghue and reviews ROOM

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks BURNT, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS and HIDING OUT

Deirdre Crimmins reviews PATCHWORK and BACKTRACK

Andrew Crump reviews THE MUPPETS, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, ASH VS EVIL DEAD, THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER and interviews Crystal Moselle and Emma Donoghue

Joyce Kulhawik catches up with SUFFRAGETTE

BOFCA REPERTORY PODCAST NOVEMBER 2015

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Bob Chipman, Steve Head and Charlie Nash break down the Boston repertory scene for the month of November 2015.

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BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 10/30/2015

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OUR BRAND IS CRISIS

“I am 1,000,000% certain that OUR BRAND IS CRISIS would have been better off just being a straight up drama instead of having anything to do with comedy.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“From its clunky title to its clumsy ending, there is just something wrong with director David Gordon Green’s new movie, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS. Actually, there are a lot of things wrong.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“…fictionalized to the point of near-total fabrication, and the tone veers from farcical to bitter to a late-breaking, and unconvincing, attempt at uplift.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

 

mgid-uma-image-mtvBURNT

“ADAM JONES was a stupid title, but BURNT isn’t much better for a film that’s only half-baked at best.” – Greg Vellante, Sound and Picture

“Overall, BURNT is fine at its best and nothing more.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Sure, you loved RATATOUILLE – but wouldn’t you love it more with an abusive, too-cool-for-school douchebag whose talent justifies his every flaw!?” – Bob Chipman, MovieBob

 

HHHTHE ASSASSIN

“The film eschews the overtly fantastical for good reason: Hou’s refined, intentional style provides all the necessary enchantment to leave us enraptured.” – Andy Crump, Birth.Movies.Death.

 

 

A-Small-good-thing1-1024x683A SMALL GOOD THING

“The filmmaker skips back and forth among these stories telling us a little more each time, but it’s tricky to keep track of who’s who.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

 

 

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP FOR 10/28/15

Sean Burns reviews BONE TOMAHAWK, ALL THINGS MUST PASS and reports on IFFBoston’s Fall Focus

Deirdre Crimmins reviews BACKTRACK and THE DIABOLICAL

Kilian Melloy reviews THE EXPERIMENTER, HEART OF A DOG and Blu-rays for SOUTHPAW and DOWNTON ABBEY

Jared Bowen reports on the new director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston’s best performances

Andy Crump reviews THE ASSASSIN, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, WE ARE THE ROOM, THE MUPPETS, new Criterion releases and The 15 Most Ridiculous Horror Movies

Jake Mulligan reviews STRAY DOG

Bob Chipman looks back at THE MANITOU

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks VICTORIA, BEASTS OF NO NATION and THE LAST WITCH HUNTER

Joyce Kulhawik reviews A SMALL GOOD THING

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 10/23/2015

Paranormal-Activity-1PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION

“While this definitely isn’t a great movie, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION isn’t completely worthless for fans of the franchise.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

victoria-2015-filmVICTORIA

“From a purely artistic standpoint, VICTORIA gets almost everything right.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

1024684-tempextaleshires2EXTRAORDINARY TALES

“…EXTRAORDINARY TALES leaves us wishing for more: more running time, more of Poe’s material, more of Garcia’s macabre animated magic.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

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ROCK THE KASBAH

“I’m hoping Murray’s next job will make for a much better outing. It can’t be much worse than ROCK THE KASBAH. ” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

static1THE LAST WITCH HUNTER

“Your tolerance for cliché, monotony, and dumbed-down storytelling may vary, but THE LAST WITCH HUNTER meets all of these unwanted cinematic qualities with pretty solid precision.” – Greg Vellante, Sound and Picture