BOFCA 2021 Awards

BEST PICTURE
THE POWER OF THE DOG

Benedict Cumberbatch looking out across a prairie in the movie The Power of the Dog

BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Jane Campion sitting outside at a mobile workstation reviewing footage for the movie The Power of the Dog

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Benedict Cumberbatch looks angry in the western The Power of the Dog

BEST ACTRESS
Kristen Stewart, SPENCER

Kristen Stewart wears a veil looking forlorn and looking out the window in the movie Spencer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kodi Smit-McPhee, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Kodi Smit-McPhee looks inquisitively at some kind of paper device in the movie The Power of the Dog

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kirsten Dunst, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Kirsten Dunst looks to the right with a sad expression in The Power of the Dog

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Kristen Dunst and Kodi Smit-McPhee sit in an old car while director Jane Campion talks to them

BEST ENSEMBLE
LICORICE PIZZA

Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim look at each other intently in the movie Licorice Pizza

BEST SCORE
Hans Zimmer, DUNE

Hans Zimmer sits next to Denis Villeneuve holding a microphone and talking about the movie Dune at a NYFF Q&A

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ari Wegner, THE POWER OF THE DOG

Cinematographer Ari Wegner kneels down to check the camera while setting up a shot in for The Power of the Dog

BEST EDITING
Joe Walker, DUNE

Director Denis Villeneuve talks to editor Joe Walker on the set of Dune

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FLEE

An animated man puts his hand on the back of his head and looks deep in thought in the documentary Flee

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Renate Reinsve looks happy as she runs down a busy road in the movie The Worst Person in the World

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES

A family is driving in a car with various looks of terror and excitement with their dog on the hood of the car in the animated film The Mitchells vs The Machines

TOP TEN FILMS OF 2021
1. THE POWER OF THE DOG
2. LICORICE PIZZA
3. THE GREEN KNIGHT
4. DRIVE MY CAR
5. PIG
6. DUNE
7. TITANE
8. THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
9. SPENCER
10. FLEE

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/22/2021

Timothée Chalamet holds a knife and looks at it in the movie Dune DUNE

“This DUNE strikes the right balance between epic storytelling and the “sense of wonder” effects and battle scenes, making this more sophisticated and thought-provoking than, say, the STAR WARS movies and spin-offs.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Thomas Jane wears a space suit and looks distressed in the film WarningWARNING

“There are very few explosions here, with monsters and superheroes nowhere to be found, and that’s precisely why it’s not going to work for a mass audience. However, if the idea of an art house science fiction film doesn’t scare you off, you just might want to take heed of WARNING. – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 04/04/2014

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIERla_ca_0102_Captain_America

“For those invested in the Marvel superheroes, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER ranks high up there. It’s not THE AVENGERS or IRON MAN, but it’s better than most of the rest of them.” – Daniel Kimmel, NorthShoreMovies

“136 minutes of badly edited action sequences linked together with an overheated plot and some lukewarm performances.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“A fantastic comic book movie that is sure to entertain the overwhelming majority of its viewers.” – Jaskee Hickman

“Once you take him out of a fanciful WWII era, you can’t not get political with a character who’s named after a country and wears its flag as his uniform.” – Bob Chipman, Escapist

“Blows its predecessor out of the water and rivals THE AVENGERS for slam-bang action and thrills. It’s the best Marvel movie thus far.” – David Riedel, Santa Fe Reporter

 

UNKNOWNTHE UNKNOWN KNOWN

“But if Rumsfeld twists and spins, Morris seems to lack the energy to pin him down.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE

“Just remember the root of all these conversations is nearly 4,500 dead Americans and more than 500,000 dead Iraqis. File that under ‘known known.'” – David Riedel, San Antonion Current

 

NYMPH()MANIAC VOL IINYMPHOMANIAC2

“Von Trier has made a psychological epic but he’s also made his greatest comedy.” – Jake Mulligan, Movie Mezzanine

“NYMPH()MANIAC VOL II is, mercifully, not as bad as VOL I, but it has its share of problems. The largest remains its rampant misogyny disguising itself as empowerment.” – David Riedel, Santa Fe Reporter

“Feels like the work of both an erudite professor you’d like to spend time with and an immature college student you’d like to kick in the balls.” – Norm Schrager, Meet in the Lobby

 

DUNEJODOROWSKY’S DUNE

“”It is the greatest movie that never got made. … At least it is in the opinion of the man who wanted to make it.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide