John Black reviews DEAD VOICES for Gruesome Magazine.
Spoilerpiece Theatre reviews THE TRUTH, HOMEWRECKER, MUCHO MUCHO AMOR, and EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA.
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP: 07/07/2020
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BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 07/03/2020
HAMILTON
“Thomas Kail again directs his Broadway cast with abandon and his camera with restraint, trusting what is already onstage to shine. It’s an extraordinary amalgam of movement, lighting, sets, and song.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
HOMEWRECKER
“What is missing in HOMEWRECKER, though, is any sense of mystery, any sense of unease about who the bad one of the pair will turn out to be.” – John Black, Gruesome Magazine
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 06/26/2020
BEATS
“And it doesn’t matter if you are young or old, a raver or an easy listening fan, Scottish or not, BEATS is worth both your time and your attention.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
“(McAdams) approaches even the sillier moments in the movie with genuine enthusiasm and, as a result, sells the story in ways the script doesn’t.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews
IRRESISTIBLE
“Stewart takes no shots at all the easy targets who’ve either skewered themselves by their own idiocy or have been gutted by the current crop of capable late-night talk show hosts. Stewart is after bigger game, and it hinges on our understanding the game to begin with.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
“A toothless satire with a message about as clarifying in the current political climate as a Check Engine light in a demolition derby.” – Kris Jenson, C-Ville Weekly
“The problem with IRRESISTIBLE is that it’s attempting to be funny in retrospect, to make a litany of bombs and cliches feel incisive or insightful.” – Nick Johnston, Vanyaland
BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP: 06/24/2020
John Black reviews DESOLATION CENTER, ROGER WATERS: US + THEM, and THE SOUL COLLECTOR for his site Cinekong Reviews.
Spoilerpiece Theatre reviews DA 5 BLOODS, BABYTEETH, and 7500.
BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 06/19/2020
7500
“With the help of a small cast led by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patrick Vollrath manages to take a small budget and construct a tension-filled thriller that remains consistent throughout.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“By design, 7500 is a real bummer, but that doesn’t make for a great reason to watch it.” – Nick Johnston, Vanyaland
“By the time it ends, you won’t have any energy left to think of anything else but finding your happy place so you can calm down.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews
YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT
“The fault here doesn’t lie with the actors: instead, it’s almost wholly Koepp’s issues that sink the film.” – Nick Johnston, Vanyaland