Slightly neurotic and a little anxious, David Kaplan (Jesse Eisenberg) moves and talks like he’s wound a bit too tight. He’s the type to use a flood of fast-flowing words to keep his real emotions at bay. Social decorum is … Continue reading A REAL PAIN
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about five more titles to catch at this year’s Denver Film Festival: The Order; Oh, Canada; Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat; Small Things Like These; … Continue reading
Reporting from the 47th Denver Film Festival. Shot in Estonia back in 2013, the world wasn’t ready for Chainsaws Were Singing, so the filmmakers waited 11 years to release it. Frankly, the world may still not be ready. Winner of … Continue reading CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
A man has suffered a terrible loss. His wife and child were killed in an automobile accident in front of him, and what was the makings of a happy memory one moment now is the horror that will shape the … Continue reading THE CHANGELING
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Anora (now playing in select theaters) and look ahead to the Colorado movies playing the 47th Denver Film Festival. Continue reading
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Piece by Piece and We Live in Time—both out in theaters. Continue reading
It’s not always what the story is but how you tell it. Piece by Piece, directed by documentarian Morgan Neville, is the story of musician Pharrell Williams. Most probably know Pharrell for his ubiquitous 2013 single, “Happy.” The song was … Continue reading PIECE BY PIECE
Destined to be the most talked about movie at the 47th Denver Film Festival—if not the 2024 award season—Nickel Boys is a textbook example of how the telling of a story can sometimes be more significant than the story itself. … Continue reading NICKEL BOYS
There were action comedies before Jackie Chan, and there were action comedies after Jackie Chan. The ones that come after are better. Technically, the ones with Chan are the best. He’s the Fred Astaire of his genre, a transformative presence … Continue reading The Project A Collection
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