2016 BOFCA AWARDS

MOONLIGHT Best Picture

BEST PICTURE:
MOONLIGHT

Damien Chazelle Best Director

BEST DIRECTOR:
Damien Chazelle – LA LA LAND

Casey Affleck Best Actor

BEST ACTOR:
Casey Affleck – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Isabelle Huppert Best Actress

BEST ACTRESS:
Isabelle Huppert – ELLE

Mahershala Ali Best Supporting Actor

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Mahershala Ali – MOONLIGHT

Michelle Williams Best Supporting Actress

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Michelle Williams – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

MOONLIGHT Best Ensemble CastBEST ENSEMBLE:
MOONLIGHT

Kenneth Lonergan MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

BEST SCREENPLAY:
Kenneth Lonergan – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

THE HANDMAIDEN Best Foreign Language

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
THE HANDMAIDEN

CAMERAPERSON

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
CAMERAPERSON

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Best Animated

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

NEON DEMON Best Cinematography

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Natasha Braier – THE NEON DEMON

CAMERAPERSON Best Editing

BEST EDITING:
Nels Bangerter – CAMERAPERSON

JACKIE Best Score

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Mica Levi – JACKIE

MOONLIGHT Andre Holland
THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:

MOONLIGHT
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
LA LA LAND
PATERSON
HELL OR HIGH WATER
GREEN ROOM
SILENCE
CERTAIN WOMEN
THE HANDMAIDEN
ELLE

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 08/19/2016

Kubo-and-the-Two-Strings-final-trailer-imageKUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

“KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS is one of the year’s best films — a singular, soulful and sensational work of visual artistry and impeccable storytelling.” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“To say that I enjoyed KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS would be a categorical understatement. The film’s visuals, storytelling, and characters made it a lovely and occasionally tense world to visit.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential

“This very well might end up being the best animated film 2016 has to offer based on the artistry alone, and to some, one of the best the cinematic year has to offer, period.” – Allyson Johnson, The Mary Sue

“…a tale of monsters and heroes, swords and sorcery, legends brought to vivid life with a surplus of heart, where reckoning with grief is a more daunting feat than slaying a kraken.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“Even in a year that has seen some creative and entertaining animated films, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS would be a standout.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“Is it as good as previous high water mark PARANORMAN? Well, no, but few things are.” – Bob Chipman, Geek.com


ben-hur-toby-kebbellBEN-HUR

“In this age of farcically demagogic presidential candidates and Bernie or Busters, a tale of irrationally driven zealots and the calmer voices that seek to contain them ought to resonate; it’s a feat in itself that the film misses that mark, its morale overshadowed by action-oriented set pieces and drowned in sentimental malarky that’s even more mawkish than in the 1959 version of the story.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston

“And just how fast is Charlton Heston, star of the classic – and definitive – 1959 version of the story spinning in his grave?” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“If you want to know why this new BEN-HUR is dead on arrival here’s the answer in a nutshell: Hollywood no longer knows how to do period epics.” – Daniel Kimmel, North Shore Movies

 

thumbnail_24172WAR DOGS

“…for a true story, it also feels terribly formulaic, especially when it comes to the character dynamics.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston 

“By treating this is as a caper movie, “War Dogs” provides the requisite action and laughs. Yet it glosses over the actual impact of our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan…” – Daniel Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“WAR DOGS is a movie about making money during times of war, but it never feels as if there’s a threat to anyone.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

lo-and-beholdLO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD

“…perhaps the biggest question left for the viewers to dwell on is: Will our dreams ever stop?” – Greg Vellante, Edge Boston

“You didn’t expect a Werner Herzog documentary about the significance of the internet in our daily lives, and how it might alter our future, to fall in the ballpark of “cheerful,” did you?” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine