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

BOFCA REVIEW ROUND-UP: 06/26/2015

TED 204

Ted 2 is the next stop on the road that MacFarlane has been traveling down since A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST, one starting with artistic integrity and ending with delusions of grandeur.” – Sam Cohen, Substream Magazine

“The pattern beginning to emerge with MacFarlane’s live-action work is that the “elaborate setpiece” gags either land soft or not at all, while the small observational material stands up a lot better.” – Bob Chipman, Moviebob

 

mxMAX

MAX manages to tell a coherent story in spite of the many subplots that are introduced and run side by side with the primary plot.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential

 

 

A Little ChaosA LITTLE CHAOS

“…a beautifully filmed story about love, loss, pomp and passion brought to live by some terrific acting from the entire cast.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide

“…as schematic and preordained as the classical aesthetics it’s supposedly railing against.” – Jake Mulligan, Edge Boston

 

 

the-overnightTHE OVERNIGHT

“…a slender conceit stretched out about as far as it can go…” – Sean Burns, Spliced Personality

“…the sort of film that lets you get to know four people better than you may know your own friends, and it never tries to be anything more than it is.” – Deirdre Crimmins, Cinematic Essential

“…rarely goes off into tangents where it would be difficult to reel everything back into the main narrative.” – Sam Cohen, Under the Gun Review

“Turns out that kids really do ruin everything.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

 

big-game-movie-set-2BIG GAME

“If you’re going to drop a bomb, you might as well drop it with gusto.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

“So much of today’s big-ticket filmmaking is designed to pummel you into submission that Helander’s scrappy chutzpah feels kinda soothing. ” – Sean Burns, Movie Mezzanine