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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

JACK HAS A PLAN

March 24, 2023March 16, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Jack Tuller is terminal. It’s a brain tumor that’ll do it, one he’s had since the early 1990s. Back then, the doctors gave Jack six months to live. But after a successful surgery removed a good chunk of the tumor, … Continue reading JACK HAS A PLAN

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE ROAD MOVIE (Дорога)

March 23, 2023March 16, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Let’s get this out of the way: If you’ve ever been in a car crash, The Road Movie is not for you. Much in the same way war vets needn’t bother with movies depicting combat, those who have walked away from car … Continue reading THE ROAD MOVIE (Дорога)

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

SHIRLEY

March 22, 2023February 25, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) is precisely the type of writer you’d expect to meet if you’d read one of her stories: Distant, acerbic, and drunk. Her husband, Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg), also fits the mold. He’s a college professor with … Continue reading SHIRLEY

Reviews, Sunday Streams

BILL THE GALACTIC HERO

March 19, 2023March 16, 2023 Michael J. Casey

It was 1983 when British filmmaker Alex Cox turned in his first feature film to Universal Studios. That same week, Cox optioned the rights to one of his favorite science-fiction novels for a future project. The movie was Repo Man. The book … Continue reading BILL THE GALACTIC HERO

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

NUREYEV

March 17, 2023April 14, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Why do you want to dance?Why do you want to live?Well, I don’t know exactly why, but I must.That’s my answer too. —Boris Lermontov and Vicky Page, The Red Shoes Born March 17, 1938, in Irkutsk, Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was a … Continue reading NUREYEV

Reviews, Boulder Weekly

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

March 16, 2023March 9, 2023 Michael J. Casey

When money talks, who speaks the truth? That’s one of the guiding questions behind All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, the Oscar-nominated documentary by Laura Poitras. But the driving force is Nan Goldin, a celebrated queer photographer and founding member … Continue reading ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

Reviews

RBG

March 15, 2023March 11, 2022 Michael J. Casey

RBG, from documentarians from Julie Cohen and Betsy West, opens with images of Washington D.C. accompanied by sound bites from conservative talk radio and one American president casually dismissing a Supreme Court justice as vile and disgusting. “Witch” and “zombie” … Continue reading RBG

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The year is 1981, and 9-year-old Cait (Catherine Clinch) is a silent type trying to stay out of her parent’s way. She already has a handful of siblings, with another on the way, and Mom and Dad are about as … Continue reading THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

March 9, 2023March 4, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Life’s pretty good for Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman). It’s been six years since the two unmasked the dastardly Turbo, restored Princess Vanellope to her rightful place in Sugar Rush, and flipped Ralph from … Continue reading RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

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