BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 01/14/2022

A pink-haired girl stands holding a small creature in the animated film BelleBELLE

“BELLE’s most spellbinding sequences come from inside the virtual world of U. Colorful 3D figures float through a kaleidoscope of colors and towering structures.” – Max Covill, Paste Magazine

“The aesthetics of U, where BELLE spends about half its running time, are staggering. A vast pixelated sea that the ids, egos, and superegos of its hundreds of millions of users all sail upon, U is a dream sold by the science fiction canon and presented in startling detail by Hosada’s animation team. But it’s his screenplay that welds this dream to harsh reality.” – Andy Crump, Inverse

“…BELLE encapsulates Hosada’s finest animation and most emotionally gripping tale. Despite already setting a high bar for himself with BELLE, the filmmaker exceeds expectations through gusto and creative passion that has long marked him as one of the very best in the medium.” – Allyson Johnson, Inverse

 

Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox stand next to each other in the movie Scream 5SCREAM

“Like most critics, I’ve got more than a little Randy Meeks in me, and as such I approached the latest Scream movie, simply called SCREAM*, with all due caution. To all the Randy Meekses reading this, rest assured: the new Scream is not only good, but an honest-to-god SCREAM movie.” – Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle

 

Lilly Krug holds a drill in her hand and smiles deviously in the movie ShatteredSHATTERED

“SHATTERED, one of the first releases of 2022, is well-made trash. If that sounds like a contradiction in terms, hear me out.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

BOFCA REPERTORY PODCAST – OCTOBER 2016

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Steve Head, Andy Hoglund and Bob Chipman break down a Halloween-heavy October on the Boston-area repertory screening scene in a special plus-sized podcast.

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BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 7/1/2015

Joyce Kulhawik reviews NEWSIES

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks TED 2, BESSIE and A LITTLE CHAOS

Sean Burns on INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE

Monica Castillo talks July Movies on PIX11 and TED 2 on the IBTimes Podcast, reports on Michael Jackson’s heirs, TED 2 references, a possible HOCUS POCUS sequel, STAR TREK BEYOND, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2, Donald Trump, James Deen, SCREAM trivia and Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara

Kilian Melloy presents HOWDY STRANGER

Andy Crump on A MURDER IN THE PARK and STUNG

Jaskee Hickman interviews Mark Ruffalo and Maya Forbes of INFINITELY POLAR BEAR

Bob Chipman offers IN DEFENSE OF VIDEO GAMES