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BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP: 05/04/2022
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BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 04/29/2022
MEMORY
“For those who have despaired for fear of never getting to see Liam Neeson tackle a serious role as an actor ever again, MEMORY is a bit of a surprise. Yes, it’s yet another action movie, but it’s one where he doesn’t have to carry the film alone, and which actually has an engaging plot.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE MYSTERY OF MARILYN MONROE: THE UNHEARD TAPES
“There’s some bits of information around the edges that might be deemed new, but a moment’s thought should let you know there isn’t going to be any big reveal here. If some blockbuster information was uncovered by a reporter in 1982, would he really have sat on it for four decades?” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 03/18/2022
DEEP WATER
“Then there’s movies like DEEP WATER that are slick enough to hold your interest, yet vapid enough that you’ll be glad you watched it on your sofa instead of in a movie theater.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
MASTER
“Diallo uses the supernatural elements of the story sparingly and metaphorically.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 03/11/2022
THE ADAM PROJECT
“The solid cast invests the story with emotion and some humor, Reynolds’ occasional snarkiness provides a nice counterpoint to Scobell’s mix of tween angst and excitement about the future, especially the gadgets he’s told not to touch.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
MOVING IN 2008
“MOVING IN 2008 is a finely-etched drama about a family facing money problems and more during the financial meltdown that occurred that fall.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 03/04/2022
BIG GOLD BRICK
“In short, this is a collection of opaque and mostly unlikable characters whose affairs, sexual and otherwise, generate little interest.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
CYRANO
“The unmemorable songs add nothing. They’re the sort of melodies you forget while you’re listening to them. The combination of Dinklage’s singing and the drab music seriously hobbles the resulting film. – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE DESPERATE HOUR
“It’s a taut original thriller marred solely by a title that will get confused with the twice filmed THE DESPERATE HOURS, with which it has no connection.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
LUCY AND DESI
“Poehler clearly has an affinity for the comic stars of an earlier era, and getting Burnett and Bette Midler makes this as much a celebration of women in comedy as a family story.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE WEEKEND AWAY
“In an era where movies are regularly clocking in at two-and-a-half and even three hours, it’s refreshing to see a fast-paced story with engaging characters doing the job in just 90 minutes.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies