THE GUNMAN * *
Starring Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Idris Elba. Screenplay by Don MacPherson, Pete Travis and Sean Penn. Directed by Pierre Morel.
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IT FOLLOWS
IT FOLLOWS * * *
Starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe and Daniel Zovatto. Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell.
MERCHANTS OF DOUBT
“I’m writing this review on another miserable morning during the worst winter in Boston’s history, convinced more than ever that the planet is trying to shake us off. Meanwhile some moron from Oklahoma just threw a snowball in Congress to prove there’s no such thing as global warming, so this garbage unfortunately works.” – Movie Mezzanine, 03/17/2015
TWO MEN IN TOWN
“Frustratingly close to being something very special indeed, the movie never mentions race because it doesn’t have to. The image of Forest Whitaker, in his skinny black tie and Malcolm X specs, loomed over by Harvey Keitel with his shiny gold star and blinding white hat says a thousand words.” – Movie Mezzanine, 03/11/2015
THE WRECKING CREW
“The expansive gang, including the elder Tedesco, drummer Hal Blaine, sax player Plas Johnson and bassist Carol Kaye – not to mention Leon Russell and Glen Campbell — all kick back for casual chats, recalling the old days with wry smiles. It’s extremely sweet-natured, short on drama but full of good vibrations.” – Movie Mezzanine, 03/09/2015
CHAPPIE
CHAPPIE *
Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser and Hugh Jackman. Screenplay by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. Directed by Neill Blomkamp.
WILD TALES
WILD TALES * * * *
Starring Erica Rivas, Ricardo Darin, Diego Gentile, Oscar Martinez and Rita Cortese. Written and directed by Damian Szifron.
BOFCA REPERTORY PODCAST: MARCH 2015
Talking with fellow Boston Online Film Critics Association members Bob Chipman, Steve Head and Charlie Nash about March’s repertory offerings – including the films of David Lynch, eighties sword-and-sorcery schlock, plus our fond farewell to Boston’s own Leonard Nimoy. – BOFCA, 03/02/2015
COMPARED TO WHAT? THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF BARNEY FRANK
“No great shakes as a documentary but a hugely entertaining repository of zingers, Compared To What? follows the indefatigable congressman during the waning days of his forty-year political career. Part hagiography, part hangout-movie, how you’ll feel about the picture will presumably depend on how you feel about Barney Frank.” – Movie Mezzanine, 03/02/2015
FOCUS
“Focus is two movies for the price of one. You get a sparkling, sexy comedy and its lackluster, dispiriting sequel, both in the same sitting. I enjoyed the first half of this picture as much as anything I’ve seen in a while. Alas, then the film jumps ahead three years, and that’s when Romancing the Stone becomes The Jewel of the Nile.” – Movie Mezzanine, 02/27/2015
