BOFCA 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW PODCAST

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Members of the Boston Online Film Critics Association unite to recap the group’s top ten films of the year, overlooked gems and (finally!) get to talk STAR WARS. Happy New Year!

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2015 BOFCA Awards

THE 2015 BOSTON ONLINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD poster

BEST PICTURE: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD director

BEST DIRECTOR: George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Michael B. Jordan in CREED

BEST ACTOR: Michael B. Jordan, CREED

Saoirse Ronan in BROOKLYN

BEST ACTRESS: Saoirse Ronan, BROOKLYN

Sylvester Stallone in CREED

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sylvester Stallone, CREED

Kristen Stewart in CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kristen Stewart, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

SPOTLIGHT

BEST SCREENPLAY: Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, SPOTLIGHT

SON OF SAUL

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: SON OF SAUL

AMY

BEST DOCUMENTARY: AMY

INSIDE OUT

BEST ANIMATED FILM: INSIDE OUT

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: John Seale, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

BEST EDITING: Margaret Sixel, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Junkie XL, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

SPOTLIGHT

BEST ENSEMBLE: SPOTLIGHT

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:

1. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

2. CREED

3. BROOKLYN

4. CAROL

5. SPOTLIGHT

6. CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

7. BRIDGE OF SPIES

8. THE MARTIAN

9. ANOMALISA

10. TANGERINE

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 11/11/2015

Charles Nash reviews TANGERINE

Monica Castillo talks weird Hollywood sex-scenes and interviews Alex Borstein

Max Covill talks SPECTRE spoilers, reviews RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER, CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III,

Bob Chipman on the WARCRAFT trailer

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks SPECTRE, SPOTLIGHT, Coolidge Corner and NYFF

Deirdre Crimmins interviews The Rassmussen Brothers of THE INHABITANTS

Andrew Crump reviews ASH VS EVIL DEAD and THE HALLOW and interviews PACIFIC RIM’s Travis Beacham

Derek Deskins reviews PAPERBACK

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 07/17/2015

Paul-Rudd-Ant-Man-MovieANT-MAN

“ANT-MAN will likely play just as well on the small screen–so to speak–but for those needing their Marvel fix between THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and the reboot of THE FANTASTIC FOUR, it will do.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“You know, for kids.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“ANT-MAN is ultimately underwhelming even if it’s not necessarily exactly unpleasant.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“Like many latter-day Marvel flicks, this one is steeped in plot, but screenwriters Adam McKay and Rudd keep the jokes flying whenever the franchise wheels start spinning.” – David Riedel, Santa Fe Reporter

 

trainwreck-judd-apatow-amy-schumerTRAINWRECK

“Schumer’s confidence in this movie and her stand-up is infectious.” – Monica Castillo, International Business Times

“…if  Amy Schumer making sex jokes could be inserted into every run-of-the-mill comedy today, that’d be great.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review

“The results are standardized to the point of frustration, but don’t take this as a sign you shouldn’t see TRAINWRECK; it’s often hysterical, it’s wonderfully acted, and if you like Schumer there’s no reason not to support her work.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“A romantic comedy that is as sweet as it is sidesplitting should not be so difficult to find. TRAINWRECK fits the bill, and does so with little effort and a lot of maturity.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential

“As the leader of this talented circus, the blame for not getting enough actual laughs in the film falls squarely at Apatow’s feet.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

 

tangerineTANGERINE

“…Baker isn’t rejecting that Hollywood tradition—he’s reclaiming it.” – Jake Mulligan, Dig Boston

“…a lewd, madcap romp tempered with unexpected moments of sweetness and grace.” – Sean Burns, The ARTery

“Baker treats L.A. like a living, breathing character as much as a backdrop for his study of the sex work industry, told from ground-level perspectives.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

 

mr-holmes-ian-mckellen-860x442MR. HOLMES

MR. HOLMES only has one significant issue that prevents it from being an entertaining drama about the legendary investigator in his later years.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

“The films works well enough as a drama, in large part because it downplays the mythology of Sherlock Holmes and approaches the character as a real person struggling to shed the outlandish image with which he’s been burdened by fictionalized accounts of the cases he’s solved.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 7/15/16

Andrew Crump looks at DO I SOUND GAY? and COURT, interviews the makers of TANGERINE and offers a movie-year Half-Time Report

Kilian Melloy reviews HIPPOCRATES, 10,000 KM and DO I SOUND GAY?

Monica Castillo reports on Marisa Tomei in SPIDER-MAN, Princess Charlotte, Ron Perlman, EMPIRE Season 2, DOCTOR WHO, GHOSTBUSTERS, SDCC 2015, DEADPOOL, Harley Quinn and JOY

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks STRANGERLAND, A PIGEON, MR HOLMES and MINIONS

Bob Chipman talks classic video-games and Jackie Chan