Evan Crean reports on The Boston Jewish Film Festival
Eli Fine reviews 1945
Sam Cohen reviews PRINCESS CYD
Daniel Kimmel talks editing
Sean Burns reviews JANE
Bob Chipman looks back on BATMAN V SUPERMAN
Andrew Crump reviews TRAGEDY GIRLS
Deirdre Crimmins reviews ANTIBIRTH
Joyce Kulhawik revisits OLEANNA
THOR: RAGNAROK
“…the first Thor movie that can take its place in the first ranks of Marvel movies, instead of just being something to do with the character between outings in the AVENGERS series.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“RAGNAROK can’t even be arsed to keep Goldblum’s character in the loop, abruptly abandoning him until after the closing credits.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality
“THOR: RAGNAROK isn’t fantastic by any stretch, but it’s a decent action movie.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“…[Taika] Waititi has managed to do something with Thor: Ragnarok managed to do something with the character no director has managed to do yet: make us look forward to seeing him again.” – Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks
THE SQUARE
“The best scenes stew in their own juices until the cuts feel like acts of mercy.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery
“…in the end, it’s all so pleased with itself that the stimulating conundrum at its core makes me want to brush it off than let it swim in my mind.” – Charlie Nash, Edge Boston
SUBURBICON
“All in all, this is missed opportunity after missed opportunity — a failed experiment that only comes to life once, when Oscar Issac briefly enters the picture to stir some much-needed energy into the pot.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston
“…there’s something exploitative and gross about [George] Clooney grafting a real-life civil rights struggle onto his jokey spouse-murder farce.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery
“In order for it to work, SUBURBICON would need a complete makeover.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“In a year that has given us GET OUT and DETROIT, this is a lightweight rendition of a serious matter and not the “statement” that was apparently intended.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
“…a think piece that doesn’t penetrate the psyche enough, and a horror film that doesn’t sneak its way into your nightmares. In the end, it seems just to exist.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston
ALL I SEE IS YOU
“ALL I SEE IS YOU proved to be better than I thought it was going to be.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
“There’s an important story to be told in THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, but this dramatic adaptation of the book by David Finkel may not have been the best way to tell it.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
O
NLY THE BRAVE
“There will likely be people who will genuinely like everything about ONLY THE BRAVE, but there will also be people who walk away feeling a little angry or even manipulated with what they get.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
