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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/
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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.
U.S. FILM CRITICS' GROUPS CONDEMN VIOLENCE AGAINST HAMDAN BALLAL We, the members of the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Boston Society of Film Critics, express our support for the Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal and condemn, in the strongest terms, the brutal and unlawful attack he suffered this week at the hands of Israeli settlers, as well as his detainment by Israeli authorities. We are gravely concerned for Mr. Ballal's health and safety, as well as the safety of his loved ones, and, now that he has been released, extend our hopes for his full recovery from his injuries. Mr. Ballal was assaulted near his home in Khirbet Susya, a village in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank. Attacks on the residents of Masafer Yatta are nothing new, as we have seen from "No Other Land," the Academy Award-winning documentary that Mr. Ballal co-directed with Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor. As critics representing four of the numerous organizations that honored "No Other Land" as the best documentary of 2024, we are infuriated that a filmmaker's brave and principled advocacy has made him even more of a target in a community where Palestinians already exist under continual threat of displacement and violence. One of the most powerful aspects of "No Other Land" — and the reason so many have tried, in vain, to limit its reach and silence its message — is that it is itself a rare feat of collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli journalists, activists, and artists, united by their belief in dignity and equality for all. By the very nature of its form and creation, the film represents, and dares to imagine, a more peaceful future. We applaud Mr. Ballal and his colleagues for the courage and artistry with which they have advanced that vision and affirm that it will never be forgotten.
March 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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For @bostonhassle.bsky.social, @theoscargoff.bsky.social counted down his top ten films of 2024. https://buff.ly/4gThTvt https://buff.ly/4gThTvt%0A
Justice Smith in I SAW THE TV GLOW
December 14, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM:

DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Bobita and Uwe Boll in DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLd
December 8, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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BEST PICTURE

ANORA
Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in ANORA
December 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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BEST DIRECTOR

Sean Baker, ANORA
Sean Baker on the set of ANORA
December 8, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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BEST ENSEMBLE

SING SING
The cast of SING SING
December 8, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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BEST ACTOR

Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
December 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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BEST ACTRESS

Mikey Madison, ANORA
Mikey Madison, ANORA
December 8, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
December 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON
Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON
December 8, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

NICKEL BOYS (RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, based on the book by Colson Whitehead)
Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson, NICKEL BOYS
December 8, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

ANORA (Sean Baker)
Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in ANORA
December 8, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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BEST NEW FILMMAKER

Annie Baker, JANET PLANET
Annie Baker, JANET PLANET
December 8, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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BEST DOCUMENTARY

NO OTHER LAND
NO OTHER LAND
December 8, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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BEST ANIMATED FILM

FLOW
The animals of FLOW
December 8, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE BRUTALIST (Lol Crawley)
The Statue of Liberty in THE BRUTALIST
December 8, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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BEST EDITING

CHALLENGERS (Marco Costa)
Zendaya in CHALLENGERS
December 8, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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BEST SCORE:

THE BRUTALIST (Daniel Blumberg)
Alessandro Nivola & Adrien Brody in THE BRUTALIST
December 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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The members of the Boston Society of Film Critics are limbering up for today’s big vote! Follow along here all day as we announce our winners!
Cardinal Tedesco vaping in CONCLAVE
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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For @bostonhassle.bsky.social, @annahoang.bsky.social reviewed the harrowing BLACK BOX DIARIES.
https://buff.ly/3V4hYUC
Still from BLACK BOX DIARIES
November 22, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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For @bostonhassle.bsky.social, @theoscargoff.bsky.social reviewed LOUDER THAN YOU THINK, a doc about Pavement drummer Gary Young. https://buff.ly/4fz04S3
Gary Young in LOUDER THAN YOU THINK
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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The Boston Society of Film Critics is now on BlueSky! Be sure to follow along on Sunday, 12/8 as we announce our annual awards live! 🎞️
The Boston Theatre on Washington Street, c. 1916
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 PM