BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/9/2024

HOW TO HAVE SEX

“Their holiday goals are simple: get wasted, get laid, repeat. Unfortunately for viewers, what’s exciting to their underage imagination is, for the most part, boring as hell to watch.”John Black, Cinekong

 

SUNCOAST

Suncoast is one from the heart for writer/director Chinn. It may prove a bit more ragged for those watching it from the outside.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

RESTORE POINT

Restore Point is a crackerjack techno-thriller from the Czech Republic that can more than hold its own with any offerings from Hollywood.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE

“The best way to describe this combination romantic comedy and science fiction film is to imagine that writer/director Michael Lukk Litwak put When Harry Met Sally and The Fifth Element into a blender and set it on puree.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

OUT OF DARKNESS

“So, with all of those positives, why am I not singing the praises of this movie? Basically, it comes down to poor story choices.” Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber

 

 

THE TASTE OF THINGS

The Taste of Things is a ravishing feast of food and romance, appetite and longing, life and death, love and loss.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 2/2/2024

ARGYLLE

Argylle is a nothing burger, it’s derivative and I am honestly unable to find other adjectives to describe.” Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

 

 

FITTING IN

“Considering all that Lindy goes through in the movie, the temptation to overact seems to loom just outside the edge of the film. But Ziegler never gives in to it.”John Black, Cinekong

 

SCRAMBLED

“Written, directed, and starring Leah McKendrick, Scrambled is challenging because Robinson is a shrill, one-note character stuck in her party animal past.”John Black, Cinekong

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/26/2024

MILLER’S GIRL

“It’s an adult drama about lost dreams and dangerous temptations.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

 

TRUNK: LOCKED IN

“Filming a single character effectively in such a confined space requires massive planning, but the movie magic in Trunk: Locked In is that you never feel manipulated, only terribly confined.”John Black, Cinekong

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/19/2024

FIREWORKS

“The real-life story of the so-called Giarre murder serves as the basis for this Italian gay romance, which is sun-soaked at the heart (recounting the rapturous love of two 16-year-old boys in 1980s rural Sicily) but darkly chilling around the edges.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

DRIVING MADELEINE

“Watching Driving Madeleine is such an enjoyable journey that you’ll wish it never had to end.John Black, Cinekong

 

 

WANTED MAN

Wanted Man is for those wanting an action film that won’t tax your intelligence but won’t insult it either.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

I.S.S.

I.S.S. takes it’s “what if” premise and plays it out without pretending there will be an easy resolution. At a time of international tensions, it’s a cautionary tale about a future we can only hope won’t come to pass.” Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 1/12/2024

NIGHT SWIM

“Forty-nine years ago, Universal Studios unleashed Jaws on the world, making everyone afraid to go into the ocean. This week, the studio joined Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster to put out Night Swim, a movie that wants to make you afraid to swim in your backyard pool.”John Black, Cinekong

STROKING AN ANIMAL

“Perhaps, as with love, what you take away from “Stroking an Animal” depends largely on what you brought with you, and how much you invested into it.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

ZONE OF INTEREST

“More than any other film this year – perhaps this decade – The Zone of Interest will dig itself under your skin, will gnaw like a canker sore on the back of your subconscious.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

THE BEEKEEPER

“…there are a few attempts to explore the more significant meaning behind the bad guys’ motives and make the movie relevant, but they’re just a dumb distraction, something to fill the space between ass-kickings.John Black, Cinekong