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SENSES OF CINEMA: 2021 World Cinema Poll

February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year—including those seen for the first time regardless of the year of release. As I … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: 2021 World Cinema Poll

Best Of..., KGNU: After Image
January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the year in film and run down my top ten picks. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: 88.5 FM … Continue reading

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly

2020: A Year Like No Other

December 11, 2021December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

If 2020 was a year like no other, then 2021 was even odder. When I wrote the words below 12 months ago, I was certain that the following year would be different, possibly a return to things as they were … Continue reading 2020: A Year Like No Other

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SENSES OF CINEMA: World Cinema Poll

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year. This year, over a hundred writers sent in their picks, giving a pretty comprehensive … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: World Cinema Poll

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly

This week in Film — 2020 in movies

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 Michael J. Casey

2020 will be remembered for a variety of reasons, but when it comes to the movies: Those that were released and the festivals that did happen will likely be overshadowed by the movies held back and by the festivals canceled. … Continue reading This week in Film — 2020 in movies

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2019: Something To Do With Death

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

As the saying goes, hindsight is twenty-twenty. Why death hung so darkly over my mind as I penned last year’s Best Of column, I cannot say. Maybe it was me. Maybe it was the movies. Maybe it was the Rolling … Continue reading 2019: Something To Do With Death

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2018: An Embarrassment of Riches

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 Michael J. Casey

In 2015, I thought about the images that defined the year in cinema. In 2016, I considered how cinematic output shaped the various tendrils of Hollywood. In 2017, I found solace in the cinema, no matter how downbeat it appeared … Continue reading 2018: An Embarrassment of Riches

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly2 Comments

2017: ‘What year is this?’

December 29, 2020December 28, 2020 Michael J. Casey

As we approach the end of 2020, my mind turns to years previous, curious to see if the movies that informed that time and place informs this one. In 2015, the movies almost had a premonition of the years to … Continue reading 2017: ‘What year is this?’

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2016 in…

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Michael J. Casey

Before looking back on the past year in cinema, I’m taking a tour through the past five years via my Boulder Weekly end of year recaps. For 2015, collaborations between directors and cinematographers provided the entry point. For 2016, I looked less … Continue reading 2016 in…

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