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
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
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
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the black comedy A Different Man and the uplifting documentary Blink, both out now in theaters. Continue reading
These movies may take you as far away as a dilapidated house deep in the heart of Texas, a disappearing glacier in Iceland, or even as close as a wildlife refuge in Rocky Flats. But they all have one thing … Continue reading Locally Grown: Previewing the 2024 Denver Film Festival
Edward is a man alone. He lives a solitary life in a decaying New York apartment with a rotting ceiling. He’s an actor on an industrial short, the kind new hires have to watch as part of their diversity, equity, … Continue reading A DIFFERENT MAN
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Megalopolis and My Old Ass, both out now in theaters. Continue reading
It’s a typical fantasy: the desire to go back and tell the younger version of yourself something. Steer yourself in one direction over another, maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Do this, don’t do that, and you won’t have to experience … Continue reading MY OLD ASS
Their world crumbled, so they came to ours. They came from far away and are doing their best to assimilate—to our ways, our beliefs, our culture, even our appearance. It’s all pretty baffling to them, but they’re trying, and they … Continue reading THE BECOMERS
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