BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 02/12/2021

Michael Aloni holds a shotgun at someone in the film Happy TimesHAPPY TIMES
“It makes KNIVES OUT look like a walk in the park.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

 

Gillian Wallace Horvat wears green sunglasses and a pink Hollywood shirt at a cemetary in the film I Blame SocietyI BLAME SOCIETY

“…the supposed comedy comes from her reactions to her crime spree. This was apparently intended to be witty and subversive, but ends up filling you with revulsion.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Dean Imperial wears a backpack and looks to off camera in the film LapsisLAPSIS

“Superficially a work of near-future science fiction, LAPSIS is actually a thoroughgoing and deep-reaching satire.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

 

Kyle Allen and Kathryn Newton sit on a bed together looking at a map in the movie The Map of Tiny Perfect ThingsTHE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS

“THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS makes good use of a well-worn plot device without making you feel you’ve already seen this story multiple times.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

Zoe Marshall leans over on Jan Oliver Lucks in the documentary There's No I in ThreesomeTHERE IS NO I IN THREESOME

“What seems like a road leading to a foregone destination suddenly becomes a much more challenging route through questions of love, romance, autobiographical art, and the documentary genre itself.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

A drag queen holding a fan and wearing a necklace with the letters MKD in the documentary Workhorse QueenWORKHORSE QUEEN

“Washko’s portrait of the drag performance ecosystem that exists at the edges of fame is funny and heartbreaking, but it also brims with compassion and creative excitement.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network