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Author: Michael J. Casey

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LA 92

June 12, 2017May 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The horror is so bad you wish you were watching something scripted, something directed. But you’re not; you’re watching reality play out in gory detail. A man is dragged from his truck and beaten within an inch of his life. … Continue reading LA 92

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IT COMES AT NIGHT

June 9, 2017May 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Set in a post-apocalyptic world—what brought about the end, we’ll never know—It Comes At Night explores horrors without and horrors within. The horrors within are much worse. The titular “it” takes the form of nightmares that plague 17-year-old Travis (Kelvin Harrison, … Continue reading IT COMES AT NIGHT

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

A QUIET PASSION

June 8, 2017June 15, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Though the name Emily Dickinson may be well known—most can identify her as one of the greatest American poets—not many can recite the Belle of Amherst, a play about her life, line-by-line. That same disparity can be found in the oeuvre … Continue reading A QUIET PASSION

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DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE

June 2, 2017May 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Mentor, painter, and sailor, Bushnell Keeler, originated the idea but when David Lynch got ahold of it, the art life went from aspiration to execution: “You drink coffee, you smoke cigarettes, you paint, and that is it. Maybe girls come … Continue reading DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE

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BAYWATCH

May 25, 2017May 17, 2021 Michael J. Casey

When Baywatch debuted on NBC in 1989, it was already antiquated. Constructed around a group of lifeguards saving swimmers from drowning while occasionally tracking down serial killers was thin at best. But with a gaggle of good-looking actors who took themselves too … Continue reading BAYWATCH

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

OBIT.

May 25, 2017June 13, 2023 Michael J. Casey

How do you sum up a life in 500 words? That’s the problem Bruce Weber, a veteran obituary writer for the New York Times, faces every morning at 9. Weber’s desk is cluttered with biographies and memoirs ranging from Keith Richards’s Life to basketball … Continue reading OBIT.

Boulder Weekly, Film Festival

2017 Summer Movies Series, Festivals, and More

May 25, 2017August 25, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Chautauqua Summer Silent Film Series Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282, chautauqua.com/events/film Boulder is home to the only Chautauqua west of the Mississippi River in continuous operation since the Chautauqua heyday of the 1920s, making it the perfect venue … Continue reading 2017 Summer Movies Series, Festivals, and More

Boulder Weekly, Essays

Send in the Clowns: Chautauqua Silent Film Series (2017)

May 25, 2017June 13, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Another summer is upon us, and that means it’s time for another season of silent film at Chautauqua. For those unfamiliar with the silent era, a quick primer: Movies didn’t always talk. True, we now call them silent movies, but … Continue reading Send in the Clowns: Chautauqua Silent Film Series (2017)

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THE LOVERS

May 19, 2017May 18, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Empty nesters Mary (Debra Winger) and Michael (Tracy Letts) have been married for 20-plus years, but they have probably only been happy for about five of them. Now they awkwardly stumble around each other, trying not to speak and trying … Continue reading THE LOVERS

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