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MLK/FBI

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 Michael J. Casey

J. Edgar Hoover was no fan of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Where others saw the leader for racial equality, Hoover saw a communist on U.S. soil. They saw a preacher professing non-violence, but Hoover saw a sexual deviant. And … Continue reading MLK/FBI

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SOME KIND OF HEAVEN

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Constructed in the early 1980s, The Villages—America’s largest retirement community—is home to 130,000, covers 32 square miles of central Florida, and has just about every amenity you can think of: Grocery stores, restaurants, night clubs, golf courses, pickleball courts, bars, … Continue reading SOME KIND OF HEAVEN

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

63 UP

January 12, 2021January 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On Jan. 7, 2021, British filmmaker Michael Apted died in his Los Angeles’ home. He was 79. Though Apted enjoyed a prolific career in film and television, he will always be remembered for his participation in the groundbreaking documentary, The … Continue reading 63 UP

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THE DISSIDENT

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On Oct. 2, 2018, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He was never to seen from again. Days later, it surfaced that Khashoggi had been killed, likely at the behest of the Saudi Arabian government … Continue reading THE DISSIDENT

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

THE GUNFIGHTER

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a soft spot for westerns. I can’t remember my first, but I’m sure it was at my grandfather’s insistence. Last year I found myself watching them more and more frequently, partly because … Continue reading THE GUNFIGHTER

Boulder Weekly, Reviews, Sunday Streams

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

January 3, 2021January 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

They called them “B-Movies:” genre films (westerns, noir, horror, sci-fi, etc.) made on shoestring budgets with leads played by actors, not stars; directors who were journeymen, not auteurs. The 1950s were their heyday, and they played great on a rainy … Continue reading THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

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WONDER WOMAN 1984

December 25, 2020December 26, 2020 Michael J. Casey

This may sound like a routine thing to say at this point in the year, but I really miss going to the movies. I’ve known that for some time now, but the depths of this desire didn’t fully become clear … Continue reading WONDER WOMAN 1984

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NEWS OF THE WORLD

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Michael J. Casey

Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is a Union man, and he’s got a signed oath to prove it. Kidd carries it wherever he goes, and where he goes, he brings the news. Kidd’s beat is Texas, and he rides from town … Continue reading NEWS OF THE WORLD

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BEWARE, MY LOVELY

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Michael J. Casey

Howard (Robert Ryan) has found a body: His employer strangled. Without a moment’s hesitation, Howard flees the scene, runs to the nearest rail yard, and hops aboard the train headed to it-doesn’t-matter-ville. All that matters to Howard is getting the … Continue reading BEWARE, MY LOVELY

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