BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/13/2026

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE

“Not since Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) has there been such a bonkers movie with a nutty, in-your-face title. The result is either an instant cult film or the surprise hit of the season.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Welcome to the bleak but brilliant world of director Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, the darkest – and funniest – end of the world satire since Stanley Kubrick taught the world to Stop Worry and Love the Bomb in Dr. Strangelove.“ – John Black, Cinekong

ACTS OF LOVE

“The film offers a challenging look at the space where religion and psychology meet, and where community verges on cult.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/6/2026

WHISTLE

“The kills are all unique and, thanks to Hardy’s visual style and cinematographer Björn Charpentier’s work, beautiful (cinematically speaking). Genre fans will appreciate their efforts to make gore gorgeous; others may be less impressed.” – John Black, Cinekong

PILLION

“Who is Ray? Where does he come from? What does he want? Writer-director Harry Lighton teases the answers, but lets this mold-breaking rom-com speak for itself.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex

 

JIMPA

“A story of complexities that encompass all the love, resentment, and heartache of family as well as the contradictions that make for human nature and the deep truths it’s only possible to share in part, even with those closest to us.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/23/2026

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE

“Shouldn’t a film about the difficult birth of a radical religious movement be more than a way to spend 2 hours staring at a screen, waiting for the bland to become bold?“ – John Black, Cinekong

 

 

MOTHER OF FLIES

“Mother of Flies is what might be called “arthouse horror.” There’s lots of blood, to be sure, but it’s a slow burning film where all the pieces don’t fall into place until the final 20 minutes.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/16/2026

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE

“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a visceral film that will either convince you that a zombie movie can have substance or else make you wonder if the people praising the film are zombies themselves. For the record, this reviewer is definitely in the former camp.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

SOUND OF FALLING

“Mascha Schilinski’s generational family drama preserves a past of repeated traumas that echo through the ages.” – Killian Melloy, Cinesaurus Rex