SAINT OMER
A mother is on trial for murdering her child. We know how, but not why. Nor does the mother. She does not deny the act but denies that she is the guilty party. The trial, she hopes, will explain things. … Continue reading SAINT OMER
Author: Michael J. Casey
And the winner is…
On January 16, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their picks for the best of 2022. Of the 38 movies nominated, Everything Everywhere All at Once cleaned up … Continue reading And the winner is…
Back on the Big Screen
CU-Boulder’s International Film Series returns January 26 with a free 35 mm screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Between tomorrow night screening and May 2’s presentation of the Indian spectacle RRR, there are more than 50 programs to … Continue reading Back on the Big Screen
PERPLEXING PLOTS: POPULAR STORYTELLING AND THE POETICS OF MURDER
If you’ve ever wondered about the connective tissue between James Joyce and Gillian Flynn—with a Donald Westlake stopover—reader, you are in luck. Continue reading PERPLEXING PLOTS: POPULAR STORYTELLING AND THE POETICS OF MURDER
And the nominees are…
On Monday, January 9, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2022. In total, 38 movies received nominations, with Everything Everywhere … Continue reading And the nominees are…
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Corsage, out now in art house theaters. Veronica also adds a recommendation for Stutz, now streaming on Netflix, and I offer some thoughts on … Continue reading
AMERICAN MURDERER
Americans are fascinated with criminals. You know this because you watch movies and TV, listen to podcasts, read books and magazines, and encounter their stories everywhere. Sometimes they’re protagonists you root for. Sometimes they’re villains who are more entertaining than … Continue reading AMERICAN MURDERER
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about my favorite movies of 2022, trends that emerged throughout the year, and some prognostications about where things might be headed. Listen to After Image, … Continue reading
2022: Accommodating for Others
Lydia Tár is broken. Pulled from the podium, kicked out of her Berlin apartment, barred from seeing her daughter, the disgraced conductor returns to her family house on Long Island, pokes around her childhood room—perfectly preserved as if she were … Continue reading 2022: Accommodating for Others
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