BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 08/14/2020

A boy wearing a Texas lanyard sitting in a large group of boys in the documentary Boys StateBOYS STATE

“The film is a compassionate portrait of several young men dead set on success in politics, with all the virtues– and flaws– that come with it.” – Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle

 

Annabelle Wallis as a police officer looking annoyed in the movie The SilencingTHE SILENCING

“…a frustratingly messy movie filled with twists and turns that lead nowhere and ultimately build towards nothing.” – John Black, Gruesome Magazine

 

 

Fedor Bondarchuk and Oksana Akinshina in the movie Sputnik SPUTNIK

“While I like where we end up in terms of the film’s conclusion, the ending itself is probably more predictable than I would have hoped. I ultimately didn’t mind though as the journey that got us there used a significant amount of unpredictability itself.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Unlike the films of Hollywood’s Cinematic Universe Cycle, it is self-contained and resolutely un-goofy, but unlike the current wave of high-minded horrors, it makes no pretense of being Serious Art. It simply is what it is, and for that, I enjoyed the hell out of it.” – Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle

 

 

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP: 08/12/2020

John Black reviews COMPOUND FRACTURE.

Spoilerpiece Theatre reviews SHE DIES TOMORROW, LA LLORONA, I USED TO GO HERE, and MADE IN ITALY.

Oscar Goff interviews Jesse Moss and Amanda McBain, the directors of BOYS STATE.

Joyce Kulhawik reviews THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY and THE TEMPEST.

Kilian Melloy reviews YOU NEVER REALLY HAD IT: AN EVENING WITH CHARLES BUKOWSKI and JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY.

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 08/07/2020

Mick Jagger dressed in cream colored blazer in the movie The Burnt Orange HeresyTHE BURNT ORANGE HERESY
“These people can’t even say good morning to each other without you expecting the camera to cut away and show a body at their feet.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews

 

 

Joan Jett in the documentary Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll MagazineCREEM: AMERICA’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MAGAZINE
“It’s fascinating to find out that the people whose stories I loved to read or whose photos I tore out of the magazine to tape on my wall, didn’t have any special training beyond that passion for their subject.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews

 

Kate Lyn Sheil looks frightened in a purple tinted light in the movie She Dies TomorrowSHE DIES TOMORROW

“I respect SHE DIES TOMORROW, and, on principle, I would love for more weird little movies like it to be made. But, for the most part, I just didn’t enjoy it, and I can’t think of many people to whom I would recommend it.” – Oscar Goff