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If you love French cinema, then the next two weeks at this space are going to be bread and butter. First up: KUNC film critic and CU-Denver professor Howie Movshovitz has a new series at the Sie Film Center, Cinema … Continue reading This week in Film — Cinema noir et blanc and THE CAVE
When the personal intersects with the political, documentary shines. And so does One Child Nation from Nanfu Wang. Born in China, but living in New York City, the birth of Wang’s son in 2017 turns her attention back to her … Continue reading This week in Film — ONE CHILD NATION and JUST MERCY
In 1964, Britain’s Granada Television charged researcher Michael Apted to select 14 7-year-olds from disparate backgrounds for the documentary program, Seven Up! Their aim: to get a glimpse of England in the year 2000. “Give me a child until he is 7,” … Continue reading This week in Film — 63 UP and FORD V FERRARI
With only a handful of days left, 2019 comes to a close on a high note. Or a shrill note, as Uncut Gems has it. The movie has texture, vibrancy, and energy. Sandler is top shelf. And the Safdie brothers … Continue reading This week in Film — UNCUT GEMS and THE GREAT BUSTER
They really love to pack ’em in at the last minute don’t they? One’s about a great movie (A Hidden Life), one’s about a not-so-great movie (Rise of Skywalker) and one’s about the great movies of 2019. Take your pick, … Continue reading This week in Film — 2019 at the movies, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and A HIDDEN LIFE
Opening Christmas Day, Little Women is easily one of the year’s best and a cinematic adaptation fit for the 21st century. And since one great movie deserves another, Monsieur Hire — a favorite of Roger Ebert, he picked it for … Continue reading This week in Film — LITTLE WOMEN and MONSIEUR HIRE
The Two Popes was by far the most talked about movie at Telluride this year, and not for nothing. The writing is thought-provoking, the direction and visualization are energetic, and the performances are solid. Need something to watch with the … Continue reading This week in Film: THE TWO POPES and THE IRON GIANT
If you picked up a copy of last week’s Boulder Weekly, then you might have read a review about a new movie starring Adam Driver (The Report) and another one starring Lucas Hedges (Waves). And if you pick up a … Continue reading This week in Film — MARRIAGE STORY and HONEY BOY
Timing is everything, and as the 2019 Impeachment Hearings drag on, the release of the new political thriller, The Report seems as perfectly timed as anything. Or maybe not. Maybe audiences will seek solace in the multiplex rather than complement. … Continue reading This week in Film — THE REPORT, FROZEN 2, and WAVES
Martin Scorsese’s 25th feature film, The Irishman, is a masterpiece. A work of maturity and atonement from one of cinema’s greatest talents. And though it seems foolish to parse this mammoth piece of work, the joys of the whole can … Continue reading This week in FILM — THE IRISHMAN and BABETTE’S FEAST
