BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 03/06/2020

The Way BackTHE WAY BACK

“THE WAY BACK isn’t exactly what I was anticipating, but it’s a film that works and accomplishes most of what it wants to.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

OnwardONWARD

Although the comedy isn’t the best, ONWARD gets just about every other important aspect it implements correct.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“It’s the filmmakers striking that balance between pathos and goofiness that makes the movie work.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/14/2020

download (1)FANTASY ISLAND

“While it may hit more than a few bumps along the way to its conclusion, there is a real sense of mystery and tension that underscores just about every scene in FANTASY ISLAND.” – John Black, Gruesome Magazine

 

Screen_Shot_2020_02_14_at_1.42.30_PM.0PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

“The term “masterpiece” gets thrown around hyperbolically these days, but PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is, quite honestly, the most perfectly calibrated and emotionally cathartic film I saw last year.” – Charlie Nash, Edge Boston

“PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE’s central feature is its love story, which is as much a story of gender politics, life as a woman under patriarchal rule, queer identity, and what it’s like to truly see, and be seen by, another person as it is a visual lesson on the artist’s process.” – Andy Crump, The Week

 

DownhillDOWNHILL

“The movie is being billed as a comedy but is – in fact – a cringeworthy story of a married couple whose relationship is in a humiliating downward spiral.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies