NOCTURNAL ANIMALS * * 1 / 2
Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Isla Fisher. Written for the screen and directed by Tom Ford.
ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL * 1 / 2
Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tzi Ma. Screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
DOG EAT DOG
DOG EAT DOG * * * 1 / 2
Starring Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook, Louisa Krause and Paul Schrader. Screenplay by Matthew Wilder. Directed by Paul Schrader.
DOCTOR STRANGE
DOCTOR STRANGE * *
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Rachel McAdams and Tilda Swinton. Screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. Directed by Scott Derrickson.
FROM JUSTIN TO IGGY: GIMME DANGER + THE TENNESSEE KIDS
“Nobody can match Demme’s knack for peering into the particulars of live performance, capturing the give and take of musicians in the moment. This year’s most unexpected joy, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids has been directed with an incredibly generous and inclusive spirit, celebrating all who play their parts, not just the star.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 11/04/2016
HACKSAW RIDGE
HACKSAW RIDGE * * *
Starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey and Hugo Weaving. Screenplay by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan. Directed by Mel Gibson.
MOONLIGHT
MOONLIGHT * * *
Starring Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae and Mahershala Ali. Written for the screen and directed by Barry Jenkins.
BAD HOMBRES & NASTY WOMEN AT THE BRATTLE
“Honestly, I’m so worn down by the negativity and tension of this election season that I jumped at the chance to poke a little fun at the whole thing. I realized that, clearly, these comments were going to grab the cultural zeitgeist and, since I had some open days around the election, I had the ability to throw something together very quickly.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 11/02/2016
THAT’S WO-MANITY: PAM GRIER AT THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE
“Marlon said, ‘I saw Jackie Brown and I like how you talk out of the side of your mouth.’ He was impressed with that. He really loved Jackie Brown. And then my boyfriend started getting jealous and thought I was having some kind of affair. I said, have you seen him lately? I mean he’s Marlon Brando, but I don’t know if I can give him any right now!” – Boston Reel, 10/31/2016
BOFCA REPERTORY PODCAST: NOVEMBER 2016
Talking with fellow Boston Online Film Critics Association members Bob Chipman and Steve Head about this month’s repertory offerings. Topics include Bad Hombres & Nasty Women at the Brattle Theatre, the HFA’s Say It Loud! The Black Cinema Revolution, comic book movies at the Coolidge and that time William Shatner played a white supremacist. – BOFCA, 10/31/2016
SPLICED PERSONALITY 