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