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Category: Outlets

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly

2022: Accommodating for Others

December 29, 2022August 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

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

KGNU: Metro Arts
December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two movies out now in wide release, The Whale and Babylon; the new restoration of a bona fide classic, The Rules of the Game; … Continue reading

Boulder Weekly, Reviews1 Comment

NO BEARS (خرس نیست)

December 22, 2022August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Somewhere in Turkey, a man and a woman obtain a foraged passport. The passport is for her, and once the man receives his, he will join her in Europe. Getting across the border is the tricky part. But they are … Continue reading NO BEARS (خرس نیست)

KGNU: Metro Arts
December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Avatar: The Way of Water (out now in theaters everywhere), White Christmas and Black Christmas (playing Dec. 22 at the Sie Film Center in … Continue reading

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

December 15, 2022August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Everything was going so well for Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). He became a full-fledged Na’vi, the leader of the Omatikaya clan, married Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), fathered two boys (Jamie Flatters and Britain Dalton), a daughter (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), and adopted … Continue reading AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly, Home Video

The Best in 2022 Home Video Release

December 8, 2022August 10, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The year is 1918, and Red troops are rounding up the White guards. War is on, and the insurgents are to be executed. But as the victors take their time playing by the rules of engagement, a fresh batch of … Continue reading The Best in 2022 Home Video Release

KGNU: Metro Arts
December 3, 2022December 5, 2022 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Inspection, now in theaters, and All Quiet on the Western Front, now streaming on Netflix. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE INSPECTION

December 1, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The Inspection follows Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), a gay Black 20-something who ditches the streets and shelters of New York City for the harsh regiments of Marine boot camp in the south. Here, French and his fellow recruits undergo intense training … Continue reading THE INSPECTION

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES)

December 1, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The soldier is shot. One bullet to the head just as he was going over the top. We learn his name, Gerber, but little else. The year is 1917, three years into the War to End All Wars. But Gerber … Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES)

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