BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 02/01/2019

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“Aesthetic and technical feats aside, THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD will leave you feeling short of breath. Not because it’s intentionally trying to mimic how a soldier would feel on the battlefield, but because it creates an immediacy to a time most of us did not live through with remarkable detail.” – Sam Cohen, Edge Boston

“The men who gave their lives during World War I forsook the privilege of growing older. In Jackson’s film, they’ll keep their youth, vigor, and bravery forever.” – Andy Crump, Polygon

“Nothing less than a miracle of bleeding-edge digital filmmaking techniques…” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“…a movie that makes these figures in old footage more than historical curiosities, but real people which, of course, they were. ” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 01/25/2019

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“THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING is charming, playful, and the exact kind of movie that both kids and adults can appreciate equally.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest

“Pedestrianism aside, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING has plenty of moments that delight, thrill, and captivate. But its construction feels wholly artificial, and it’s hard not to imagine what this film would’ve been like as a hard-R-rated romp akin to ATTACK THE BLOCK…” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“…something that should please school-age viewers and should be tolerable for parents who may accompany them.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

KING OF THIEVES

“As an example of the British crime film, KING OF THIEVES may not break new ground but it does provide a showcase for its stellar cast.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 01/18/2019

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“The problems with GLASS are impossible to ignore and detrimental to the overall film.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“As with Shyamalan’s other films, characters don’t act like human beings but are simply plot devices.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“This glass isn’t half full, per se, but I’ll be damned if it still didn’t leave me feeling parched.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“If Shyamalan’s career pattern repeats itself, he’ll produce another amazing film in a few years, but we have to suffer through GLASS in the meantime.” – Deirdre Crimmins, High-Def Digest

“If dull tones are your thing, then prepare for a visual smorgasbord.” – Byron McNeal, Nerd Caliber

 

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“A sprawling, three-hour epic crammed into 88 minutes, writer-director Paweł Pawlikowski’s COLD WAR is a marvel of concision.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“Ennui and the search for reprieve from oppressive institutions weigh down the 1950s, interrupted on brief occasion by bursts of joy expressed through dance, music, culture writ large, and lovemaking.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

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“STAN & OLLIE is a nice little movie that most people will probably enjoy if they get a chance to see it.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“…the jaw-dropping performance here is that of John C. Reilly as Ollie. Sure, he’s in a fat suit and with a lot of latex makeup to become the heavy-set comic, but it’s his acting, not the latex, that is amazing.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

1-1000x563HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING

“Both times I’ve seen the picture, it has left me at a loss for words, which is pretty inconvenient considering it’s supposed to be my job to talk about these things.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING demands much of its audience on a first watch, to say nothing of a second or third watch. You won’t unravel its meaning after a single viewing, either. But that’s the film’s greatest pleasure.” – Andy Crump, The Playlist

ALL THESE SMALL MOMENTS

“Whether it’s a confession, a revelation, or a reconciliation, this is a movie about people trying to live their lives… It resonates precisely because the characters seem fallible and very real.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies