BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 6/30/2023

MAKEUP

“A slow-burning story of attraction, loss, and self-discovery.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

 

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

“…if all you’re looking for is big screen escapism, the awkwardly titled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny certainly delivers.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

“Though this escapade takes us under the sea, up in the air, through the back alleys of exotic locales, and back in time– what held me through the drawn-out chases, the not-so-surprising twists, and the clunky climax, was Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones still cracking his whip and wearing his fedora. Hats off to him.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices

 

ELDORADO – EVERYTHING THE NAZIS HATE

“The need to remember history is with us always; the need to remember this particular history is crucial, and urgent, to the exact moment in which we find ourselves.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

NIMONA

“Originally a project of Twentieth Century-Fox/Blue Sky (“Ice Age,” “Rio”) it was scrapped when Disney shut down Blue Sky upon acquisition of the movie studio. Now completed, it is easily one of the most original and entertaining animated stories in some time.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 6/16/2023

THE FLASH

“Director Andy Muschietti made something truly entertaining, so I will give credit where it is due.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

“Calle makes you feel the pain of the loss of Krypton in a couple of silent looks, more than every line of dialogue Henry Cavill’s Superman ever delivered on the subject, combined.” – Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber

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BLUE JEAN

“The film poses a nightmare situation that no one should ever have to navigate – though, thanks to anti-LGBTQ+ red state laws, too many people here and now in America are faced with dilemmas of the same sort.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

FLAMIN’ HOT

Flamin’ Hot is a pleasant fable which should not be confused with a documentary.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

HOLLYWOOD DREAMS & NIGHTMARES: THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY

“Englund seems to have mastered the skill his predecessor Boris Karloff had of being able to frighten audiences on the screen while becoming a beloved figure in real life.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BROOKLYN 45

“It’s a horror movie for adults, particularly those who have left their youth far behind, and know what it is to wrestle with the demons of one’s past.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 6/2/2023

THE NEIGHBOR

“Pasquale Marrazzo’s story of two men in love in Milano traces a love affair that’s shadowed by the vicious predations of a neo-Nazi and his group of followers, but somehow loses steam in the aftermath of a brutal homophobic attack.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

“Daniel Kaluya as Hobie Brown was everything I dreamed he be.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

“It’s tough to improve on one of the most inventive animated pieces of entertainment ever made, and yet this movie does so.” – Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber

SHOOTING STARS

“This adaptation of LeBron James’s and Buzz Bissinger’s 2009 book would have done better as a six-to-eight-hour limited series. There’s a compelling story here, but this version isn’t it.”David Riedel, Chicago Reader