BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 5/5/2023

YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER

“Filmmakers Mark Slutsky and Sarah Watts deliver a poised, and poignant, love story between two teenage girls.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

You Can Live Forever will play well with LGBTQ+ viewers, while also addressing matters that go beyond sexual orientation. Anyone who recalls the complicated path of young, first love should be able to relate.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 delivers on an emotional and action-packed story! Some aspects of the movie are a bit messy but the good out way the bad.” – Duane Miller, Cinemania World Podcast

 

“If you let Chris Pratt outshine that’s got to be a slap in the face.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

What’s Love Got To Do With It? is one of those romantic comedies where we meet the two people destined to be together at the beginning, but it takes the two of them the whole movie to figure it out. Fortunately, there’s enough that’s fresh and original here to make it work.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

THE FORGER

“Perhaps that’s the real message of The Forger. It almost didn’t matter what you did under the genocidal regime. Surviving was as much a matter of luck and chance as it was possessing any particular skills or taking any deliberate actions.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP: 04/22/2020

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks SELAH AND THE SPADES, TIGERTAIL, AND THEN WE DANCED, and LOVE WEDDING REPEAT.

John Black reviews A WHITE DAY and OUIJAGUEST. He also looks back at HAUSU (HOUSE), SPIRITED AWAY, NATIONAL TREASURE, DR. GOLDFOOT & THE BIKINI MACHINE and INFINITY TRAIN: BOOK 1.

Kristofer Jenson looks at the Russian Critics Guild’s “100 Greatest Russian Films” List. He also explores watching movies in times of crisis at C-Ville Weekly.

Andy Crump reviews DEFENDING JACOB and WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: SEASON 2.

Jake Mulligan reports on the closures of IFFBoston.

Jared Bowen reports on the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards and the work of John Singer Sargent.

Jaskee Hickman debates Superhero cinema.

Bob Chipman looks back on JAPANESE SPIDER-MAN, the career of director Takashi Miike and that “viral” AVENGERS: ENDGAME clip.

Greg Vellante offers Coolidge Corner Staff Pick for HUGO.

Robyn Bahr reviews INSECURE: SEASON 4 and BELGRAVIA.

Joyce Kulhawik reports on the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards and talks about arts and entertainment at home.

Kilian Melloy reviews THE OTHER LAMB, RESISTANCE, LAZY SUSAN, and THREAT OF DECEIT.

2019 Awards

Parasite 2

BEST PICTURE
PARASITE

Bong Joon Ho Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho, PARASITE

Adam Sandler Uncut Gems

BEST ACTOR
Adam Sandler, UNCUT GEMS

Film Title: Us

BEST ACTRESS
Lupita Nyong’o, US

2488029 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Florence Pugh Little Women

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN

Tarantino Once Upon a Time

BEST SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Little Women

BEST ENSEMBLE
LITTLE WOMEN

Daniel Lopatin Uncut Gems

BEST SCORE
Daniel Lopatin, UNCUT GEMS

2488029 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Richardson, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

The Irishman

BEST EDITING
Thelma Schoonmaker, THE IRISHMAN

Apollo 11 Moon landing mission - 1969

BEST DOCUMENTARY
APOLLO 11

parasite

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
PARASITE

Toy Story 4

BEST ANIMATED FILM
TOY STORY 4

Parasite 3

TOP 10 FILMS OF 2019
1. PARASITE
2. UNCUT GEMS
3. THE IRISHMAN
4. ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
5. MARRIAGE STORY
6. LITTLE WOMEN
7. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
8. FORD V FERRARI
9. THE FAREWELL
10. US