BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/12/2021

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Nina Bergman stands ready holding a gun in the movie Hell Hath No FuryHELL HATH NO FURY

“HELL HATH NO FURY is no World War II epic, but it is a pungent short story about how war reduces some people to their basest instincts.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers looks down with a look of concern as birds fly overhead in the film Night RaidersNIGHT RAIDERS

“Instead of getting her story out to the wider audience that needs to hear it, Goulet chose to preach to the choir. It’s an opportunity missed.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten stand with their arms around each other wavingMAYOR PETE

“With the name-calling that passes for “debate” among too many politicians today, it’s refreshing to see a someone who is ambitious but not full of himself, as eager to listen as to be heard.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Tessa Thompson look intently at Ruth Negga who is slightly out of focus in a black and white photo from the movie PassingPASSING

“In a year in which politicians create bogus controversies over the teaching of critical race theory (which is not taught in any K-12 classroom), PASSING tackles America’s struggles over race and makes for compelling viewing.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 11/05/2021

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Peter O'Meara rides a horse in a reenactment as Benedict Arnold in the documentary Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed BENEDICT ARNOLD: HERO BETRAYED

“BENEDICT ARNOLD: HERO BETRAYED may not make you want to petition for an Arnold monument, but it will get you to see this much maligned historical figure in a new light.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

The heroes in the film the Eternals all stand together on a beachETERNALS

“There’s every reason Marvel’s ETERNALS should not work…And yet it does work. Gloriously so. Intelligently so.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Tom Hanks looks down at his robot dog in the movie FinchFINCH

“FINCH, while not a badly made film, is a wholly unoriginal one making you feel as if you’re already seen it more than once.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Regina King looks menacing as Zazie Beetz stands behind her in the film The Harder They FallTHE HARDER THEY FALL

“It might grab headlines in The Hollywood Reporter or Deadline–“An All Black Western!”—which would stroke morals and egos, but it doesn’t make THE HARDER THEY FALL a good or plausible western.” – Randy Steinberg, Blast Magazine

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/22/2021

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Timothée Chalamet holds a knife and looks at it in the movie Dune DUNE

“This DUNE strikes the right balance between epic storytelling and the “sense of wonder” effects and battle scenes, making this more sophisticated and thought-provoking than, say, the STAR WARS movies and spin-offs.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Thomas Jane wears a space suit and looks distressed in the film WarningWARNING

“There are very few explosions here, with monsters and superheroes nowhere to be found, and that’s precisely why it’s not going to work for a mass audience. However, if the idea of an art house science fiction film doesn’t scare you off, you just might want to take heed of WARNING. – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/15/21

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Carlson Young stands in an empty room bathed in red light in the movie The Blazing WorldTHE BLAZING WORLD

“First-time feature director Carlson Young, who also stars, might have a strong future in front of and behind the camera, but she might want to work on her storytelling skills before writing another screenplay (credited to her and Pierce Brown).” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. share a happy mean together in the movie Needle in a TimestackNEEDLE IN A TIME STACK

“With a solid cast and writer/director John Ridley–who made the superb “12 Years A Slave”–at the helm, it ought to work. Instead, it’s a tedious disappointment, and that’s a shame.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Michael Meyers clutches his fist in an orange light in the movie Halloween KillsHALLOWEEN KILLS

“…there’s really no point to the film other than to showcase grisly deaths and killing off most of the cast.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/08/21

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Dan Stevens dances closely with Maren Eggert in the film I'm Your ManI’M YOUR MAN

“At times funny, at times touching, this is one of the more thoughtful films of the season.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Barbara Hershey looks distressed in a mostly white room in the horror movie The ManorTHE MANOR

“While its horror setting at a nursing home might have afforded the opportunity to address clichés associated with old age, its heavy-handedness combined with its unsatisfying ending results in a film that falls short of what it might have been.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Daniel Craig aims his gun in the James Bond movie No Time to Die

NO TIME TO DIE

“Having seen it, I can’t say it’s not necessarily the best, but it is the most ambitious and it succeeds in ways that should have Bond fans debating the results for some time to come.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Evangeline Lilly holds Jason Sudeikis by the lapels in the movie South of HeavenSOUTH OF HEAVEN

“If the story is a bit formulaic, it does allow its principals to sketch in credible characters.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies