BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 07/31/2020

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Zoom meeting image of people on their webcams from the movie HostHOST

“Yes, the First Zoom Horror Movie was an inevitability. Less inevitable is the fact that it stands on its own feet as one of the year’s best horror movies, gimmick or no gimmick.” – Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle

 

A man rowing sitting in his boat as part of a crew team from the documentary A Most Beautiful ThingA MOST BEAUTIFUL THING

“And just when I thought I had seen the extent of the positive impact of rowing on their lives, the narrative takes a leap and unfolds in an unexpected way that just about took the top of my head off. ” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

A firefighter standing in the shadows of a massive blaze in the documentary Rebuilding ParadiseREBUILDING PARADISE

“What Howard does present is a straight forward story of the blaze and the year after, as attempts are made to get Paradise on its feet again.” – Randy Steinberg, Blast Magazine

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 07/24/2020

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In a black and white photo the photographer Helmut Newton sits with his legs crossed in a chair outdoorsHELMUT NEWTON: THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

“The films of photographers that I’ve seen are terribly boring,” Newton muses, as the camera follows him walking into the Hotel Chateau Marmont. That’s far from the case with this documentary on the influential German fashion photographer, who dies in 2004.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Boston

“The doc is revelatory in the way that a documentary should be, showing us more than meets the eye…a feast of flesh and fantasy with an engaging array of models, muses, and admirers weighing in on Helmut’s subversive genius.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

Rosamund Pike pours a beaker into a funnel as Marie Curie in the movie RadioactiveRADIOACTIVE

“Jarringly edited, the film hurtles back and forth in time with the finesse of an atomic bomb.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

 

Surrounded by red fog in the woods, Alison Brie holds her phone's flashlight in the movie The RentalTHE RENTAL

“People who watch THE RENTAL will most likely find enough value in it by the time it’s over. It’s not perfect, but it’s somewhat different and will likely hold your attention during its 88-minute run.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential