BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS
“Unlike far too many action movie directors, Yuen knows that a great battle means more than guys punching each other while shit blows up all around them.“ – John Black, Cinekong
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/20/2026
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BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/13/2026
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE
“Not since Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) has there been such a bonkers movie with a nutty, in-your-face title. The result is either an instant cult film or the surprise hit of the season.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Welcome to the bleak but brilliant world of director Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, the darkest – and funniest – end of the world satire since Stanley Kubrick taught the world to Stop Worry and Love the Bomb in Dr. Strangelove.“ – John Black, Cinekong
ACTS OF LOVE
“The film offers a challenging look at the space where religion and psychology meet, and where community verges on cult.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/6/2026
WHISTLE
“The kills are all unique and, thanks to Hardy’s visual style and cinematographer Björn Charpentier’s work, beautiful (cinematically speaking). Genre fans will appreciate their efforts to make gore gorgeous; others may be less impressed.” – John Black, Cinekong
PILLION
“Who is Ray? Where does he come from? What does he want? Writer-director Harry Lighton teases the answers, but lets this mold-breaking rom-com speak for itself.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex
JIMPA
“A story of complexities that encompass all the love, resentment, and heartache of family as well as the contradictions that make for human nature and the deep truths it’s only possible to share in part, even with those closest to us.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/30/2026
MELANIA
“A mass market ‘crockumentary’ and weird, soulless portrait of a First Lady as mannequin, a monument to vanity and high heels which sheds no light on anything remotely close to a real flesh and blood person preparing for an historic global event…” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/23/2026
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
“Shouldn’t a film about the difficult birth of a radical religious movement be more than a way to spend 2 hours staring at a screen, waiting for the bland to become bold?“ – John Black, Cinekong
MOTHER OF FLIES
“Mother of Flies is what might be called “arthouse horror.” There’s lots of blood, to be sure, but it’s a slow burning film where all the pieces don’t fall into place until the final 20 minutes.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies