BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/13/2018

ram-fp-208-8e17c59b-f734-43b2-83d6-ac86c381ed65RAMPAGE

“Everybody’s having fun, and the movie beats you over the head with its fuck-it-all approach that eventually you can’t help but give in and enjoy the ride. And what a fun ride it is.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“Whatever your age, if you have fun with movies where giant monsters are wreaking havoc, you’ll have a blast.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“As it turns out, it’s hard to hate RAMPAGE.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“As giant monster movies go, it’s pretty damn terrific.” – Bob Chipman, Geek.com

 

You-Were-Never-Really-Here-929410YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

“Akin to the trauma its protagonists experience, the film assaults you from all angles then strands you to soak in the aftermath, all while reminding you there’s still beauty to be found in life’s brutality.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“…in Ramsay’s hands, it’s impossible to avert your eyes and ears from the PTSD-driven horrors.” – Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

“YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE is an icky, rotgut noir filtered through a prism of abstract art.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“Calling it a revenge movie doesn’t do it justice. It’s more like a sustained scream. ” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

lucy-hale-truth-or-dare (1)TRUTH OR DARE

“Although I wouldn’t suggest paying for this, movies like TRUTH OR DARE are good to have around.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“…none of this has payoff anywhere near worth what it takes to set up.” – Bob Chipman, Geek.com

“Fun and trashy on nearly every level, this nifty joyride races into B-movie glory with each accelerated absurdity.” – Greg Vellante, Spectrum Culture

 

Lean on PeteLEAN ON PETE

“It’s a coming of age story without the sweet middle or the empty placating.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks

 

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/06/2018

 

a-quiet-placeA QUIET PLACE

“Recent attempts at what might be called “smart horror,” like GET OUT and COLOSSAL, didn’t offer up documentary reality but they did have an internal logic for the world the films created. A QUIET PLACE fails this basic test.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“In spite of some significant issues, A QUIET PLACE will likely please most of the people who see it.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Tension defines this clever and well-crafted creature feature, and director John Krasinski has found a comfortable niche where his efforts as a director truly shine…” – Greg Vellante, Spectrum Culture

 

 

chappaquiddick-tiff-3CHAPPAQUIDDICK

“CHAPPAQUIDDICK is no hatchet job. Instead, it offers a serious meditation on the uses and abuses of power, a story that is timely in any era.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“What we might hope for from a film bold enough to call itself CHAPPAQUIDDICK is a payoff equal to the promise of that charged name. We get a tingle here and there, but no real jolt from this effort.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

 

 

 

BOFCA Repertory Podcast – April 2018

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Steve Head and Bob Chipman break down the Boston-area repertory screening scene for April 2018.

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BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 4/4/2018

Jake Mulligan looks at the history of The Boston International Festival of Women’s Cinema

Max Covill talks 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

Kristofer Jenson reviews THE RANGER

Bob Chipman looks deeper into READY PLAYER ONE as an adaptation and Mark Rylance’s mysterious character

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks PANDAS, READY PLAYER ONE and The Boston Underground Film Festival

Jared Bowen looks into CHAPPAQUIDDICK and ISLE OF DOGS

Andrew Crump reviews FIRST MATCH, THE CHINA HUSTLE and talks READY PLAYER ONE and ISLE OF DOGS

Joyce Kulhawik reviews GUARDS AT THE TAJ, A BAKELITE MASTERPIECE and A DEAD MAN’S DIARY

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 03/30/2018

 

merlin_135740451_5ef70299-0297-45b8-89f0-86003a8be01e-master768READY PLAYER ONE

“The best latter-day Spielberg films look back in order to tell us about where we are. READY PLAYER ONE just speeds along in reverse.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“The final act helps READY PLAYER ONE redeem itself a bit as it’s energetic and puts the spotlight on the elements that should have taken center stage from the outset.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“It’s a fitting summation of Spielberg’s career: occasional nods to the real world, but really preferring a world of fantasy and eternal adolescence.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

still_isle_of_dogs_copyright_2017_twentieth_century_fox-croppedISLE OF DOGS

“What makes this standout from other Anderson films (besides having a plot) is that the characters – particularly the dogs – are much more well-rounded than the caricatures who you usually parade through his movies.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Wes Anderson movies are already such exactingly micro-designed miniatures, it’s a wonder he doesn’t use stop-motion animation for all of them.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery