It was Odysseus’ cleverness that separated him from mortal men. And it was cleverness that did wise Odysseus in. True, only he could have devised the plot to enter Troy’s impenetrable gates. But little did he, or anyone else, know … Continue reading THE ODYSSEY
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Peter Asher: Everywhere Man, now playing in limited release, and preview the Sci-Fi Film Series at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Sundance Film Festival Film Club, which will kickoff July 21 with a discussion of The Farewell. Continue reading After Image: July 3, 2026
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the new queer horror movie, Leviticus, out now in theaters, and preview the Boedecker Theater’s series, Dark Night of the Soul: Transcendence and Cinema. Continue reading After Image: June 19, 2026
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Tuner, out now in theaters, and preview the upcoming program, Bleak Week, playing the Sie FilmCenter June 12–18. Continue reading After Image: June 5, 2026
Niki White is a piano tuner. He’s also a gifted pianist who can no longer play because of hyperacusis. That means he hears everyday sounds as deafening. To play a piano with this condition would be agony. So, thanks to … Continue reading TUNER
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Backrooms, out now in wide release, and preview Cinema Q, screening at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver this weekend, highlighting Leviticus, I Want Your Sex, and Barbara Forever. Continue reading After Image: May 29, 2026
One night, a furniture store owner discovers a hidden room behind one of his showroom walls. That hidden backroom leads to another, and another, and yet another room. Some rooms are barren. Others have piles of furniture, but arranged in … Continue reading BACKROOMS
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the new documentary playing in limited release, Steal This Story, Please!, and the murder-mystery comedy starring talking sheep: The Sheep Detectives. Continue reading After Image: May 22, 2026
Amy Goodman isn’t precious about her stories. She doesn’t even consider them hers—she’s just the reporter for Democracy Now!, her long-running independent news outlet. Goodman would love it if mainstream media would steal her reporting on climate change, systemic oppression, … Continue reading STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!
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