BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 5/27/2015

Joyce Kulhawik reviews FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER and MAD MAX

Bob Chipman talks MAD MAX controversies

Kilian Melloy reviews TWO MEN IN TOWN and JAMAICA INN

Jared Bowen looks at THE LAST TWO PEOPLE ON EARTH, MOTHERS & SONS, IRIS AND TOMORROWLAND

Monica Castillo reviews THE FILM CRITIC and reports on George Clooney, POLTERGEIST, Amy Winehouse, STAR WARS, TERMINATOR: GENISYS, iZOMBIE, Summer Movies, LAW & ORDER: SVU and the New Jersey School Sexting Scandal

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks MAD MEN and TOMORROWLAND

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 05/15/2015

maxresdefault (14)MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

“Miller has made a phenomenal action film with a righteous cause, a movie that layers smart commentary atop jaw-dropping set pieces.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is a thrill ride for the ages.” – Monica Castillo, International Business Times

“Miller dropped the mic and then stepped on it.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review

“This is bold, go-for-broke, visionary filmmaking of such a high order that I’m not really sure where to begin.” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“…exceeds all expectations as a super-charged, relentless action assault on the senses that will leave you truly breathless, awe-struck and satisfyingly exhausted…” – Tim Estiloz, El Mundo Boston

“…a carnivalesque thrill ride down the highways of Hell that’s more meticulously crafted than just about any mainstream motion picture in recent memory.” – Charlie Nash, Cinematic Essential

“It’s got the action and explosions of a TRANSFORMERS movie, but makes those films look like complex dramas in comparison.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Few movies live up to the hype, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD laughs in their faces and makes them eat its dust.” – Max Covill, Impassioned Cinema

 

Pitch Perfect 2PITCH PERFECT 2

“While there are plenty of significant similarities between the two films, Pitch Perfect 2 does not simply regurgitate the first film.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential

“What, one wonders, would Beca – or Anna Kendrick for that matter — have to say about the insulting misogynist jokes and offensive racial stereotypes that make-up most of the ‘humor’ of the first half of the movie?” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“…a movie that will make you laugh out loud without feeling stupid.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“The over-the-top racist caricature feels horribly out-of-sync with the movie’s positive message about girl power and friendship.” – Monica Castillo, International Business Times

 

Iris-movie_104335IRIS

“If you saw Iris Apfel  pawing through the racks at a Harlem thrift store, you would want to know her story. But does that mean you want to sit through a documentary about her?” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“IRIS is a vibrant, lively portrait of an icon in her field, but it’s also a celebration of inner (and outer) uniqueness.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

Bird-LegsI AM BIG BIRD: THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY

“…Big Bird is such a huge part of our cultural Gestalt that I defy anyone who has not grown up with this immense character to be unmoved by this movie.” – Michael Cox, Edge Boston

“It is impossible to observe the film’s interviews with Spinney and not be taken aback by the man’s extraordinary sensitivity, and the deeply unhappy childhood that seems still very much with him today.” – Sean Burns, WBUR

BOFCA MID-WEEK ROUNDUP 5/6/2015

Kilian Melloy reviews MASTERS OF SEX on Blu-ray

Jake Mulligan looks at CHEATIN’ and WORLD OF TOMORROW

Spoilerpiece Theatre talks AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and IFF Boston

Bob Chipman features THE AVENGERS on “Really That Good” and returns as THE GAME OVERTHINKER

Sean Burns reviews PLAYING IT COOL

Andy Crump reviews IRIS, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE COMEDIANS and talks IFF Boston

Jared Bowen has some Boston-area Art Picks

Monica Castillo has Orson Welles Birthday Picks, reports on INDIANA JONES, FIFTY SHADES, MONTAGE OF HECK,  and Captain America becoming the new most-popular Marvel hero

Jaskee Hickman reviews ABOUT ELLY