The Boston Society of Film Critics
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The official BlueSky account of the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC). Est. 1981 https://bostonfilmcritics.org/
BEST ACTRESS: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Madigan, WEAPONS
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM: SENTIMENTAL VALUE
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow)
BEST NEW FILMMAKER: Eva Victor, SORRY BABY
BEST DOCUMENTARY: AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
We're back with our new category, BEST IN SHOW (best animal performance): Indy, GOOD BOY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
The Boston Society of Film Critics will announce its 2025 winners on Sunday, 12/14, beginning at 10:30am. Watch this space! 🎞️
We join our colleagues in @nsfc.bsky.social, @nyfcc.bsky.social and @lafilmcritics.bsky.social in condemning the attack on NO OTHER LAND co-director Hamdan Ballal.
At @thefilmstage.bsky.social, Robyn Bahr counted down her top ten films of 2024.
Robyn Bahr’s Top 10 Films of 2024
Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. 2024 was my year of big, blustering cinema. The ...
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At @theartsfuse.bsky.social, Ezra Haber Glenn called THE DAMNED “a perfect little ice-cold January horror gem.”
Film Review: "The Damned" -- Horror on Ice - The Arts Fuse
"The Damned" is a perfect little ice-cold January horror gem blending historical, psychological, and folk chills into a bleak midwinter’s tale to keep you up through the longest nights of the year.
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At @cambridgeday.bsky.social, @tbmeek3.bsky.social reviewed THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, and SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (the latter of which screens this weekend at @brattletheatre.bsky.social).
Reviewed: 'Seed of the Sacred Fig,' ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ and ‘Room Next Door’ in theaters - Cambridge Day
In theaters in the coming week are the Iranian “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” and Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door.”
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At Reeling Reviews, @laurareeling.bsky.social didn’t much care for the AI-enhanced biopic PUTIN.
Putin - Reeling Reviews
It is 2026 and as a world leader, clad only in a diaper, shakes on the floor, a general gives him the type of news he likes to hear - that it is the West who should be called authoritarian, that…
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In Between Drafts counted down their 15 favorite movies of 2024, with contributions from BSFC members @vincensg.bsky.social and @allysonaj.bsky.social!
The Best Movies of 2024 - InBetweenDrafts
From the epic adventure of 'Dune: Part Two' to the subversive romp of 'The People's Joker,' we've found the best movies of 2024.
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At @cambridgeday.bsky.social, @theoscargoff.bsky.social reviewed the epic THE BRUTALIST, which opens on 70mm this weekend at the Coolidge and the Somerville.
‘The Brutalist’: Epic at 3.5 hours but a 4-star film that must be seen on the biggest screen available - Cambridge Day
The word “masterpiece” tends to be thrown around a lot in the weeks and months leading up to the Academy Awards, but in this case, it’s justified.
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At @throffical.bsky.social, Robyn Bahr looked at how women are reclaiming their sexuality this Oscar season.
The Trend This Oscar Season: Women Reclaiming Their Sexuality
From ‘Babygirl’ to ‘Nightbitch,’ a once-neglected topic is on the table.
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At Reeling Reviews, @laurareeling.bsky.social called SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT “one of 2024's very best documentaries.” Catch it this weekend at @brattletheatre.bsky.social!
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Reeling Reviews
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At Joyce’s Choices, Joyce Kulhawik praises the performances and impact of the Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.
MOVIE: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
I know this about A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: Timothee Chalamet nails it. The new biopic charts poet, musician, Nobel Prize-winner Bob Dylan’s subterranean landing in the middle of the last century, like a…
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