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CARMEN

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Michael J. Casey

There’s a man in a jacket fashioned out of large reflective sequins, a woman clad in black dancing in the desert, a sparsely populated nightclub in Los Angeles, a bare-knuckle fight to the death in a warehouse, and two lovers … Continue reading CARMEN

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POLITE SOCIETY

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Some want to fit in; some want to stand out. Some want to raise healthy and happy babies; others crave financial security above all else. We all have goals, and teenager Ria Khan (Priya Kansara) wants to be a stuntwoman … Continue reading POLITE SOCIETY

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

PAINT

April 21, 2023April 6, 2023 Michael J. Casey

With a tightly wound blond perm, a smoker’s pipe and a voice that registers just north of a whisper, Carl Nargle is one of the biggest draws on Burlington, Vermont public television. Broadcasting daily from 3 to 4 p.m., Carl … Continue reading PAINT

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

SPEER GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

April 20, 2023March 30, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Albert Speer was Adolph Hitler’s ally and chief architect, but unlike Hermann Göring and Alfred Jodi, he was not sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials. His excuse: He did not know about the crimes being committed—though he had no … Continue reading SPEER GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

MARY SHELLEY

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Wanting for my happily-ever-after, I lowered my defenses, forgetting the first lesson I was taught: That I was brought into this world to be abandoned; that I am irrevocably alone.  —Mary Shelley It’s been 200 years since the publication of Frankenstein; … Continue reading MARY SHELLEY

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SHOWING UP

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Lizzy is an artist. Her landlord is also an artist. So are her dad, mother, and colleagues at the Portland art and craft school where Lizzy works. Creation surrounds Lizzy in a way that feels wholly organic and so common … Continue reading SHOWING UP

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SUZUME (すずめの戸締まり)

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Suzume Iwato is your typical 17-year-old Japanese girl, which means it’s up to her to save the world.  One morning while on break between classes, Suzume and her friends’ cell phones all light up with earthquake warning messages. It’s not … Continue reading SUZUME (すずめの戸締まり)

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

A THOUSAND AND ONE

April 7, 2023March 30, 2023 Michael J. Casey

If necessity is the mother of invention, then Inez de la Paz needs to invent a new life for herself and her little boy. Terry is 6 years old and drowning in the New York foster care system. Inez doesn’t … Continue reading A THOUSAND AND ONE

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

DRAGONFLY EYES (蜻蜓之眼)

April 6, 2023April 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

This half-documentary, half-narrative is constructed entirely from closed-circuit cameras—dash cams, security footage, red-light cameras, etc.—uploaded to a cloud service in 2013 and made available for anyone with time on their hands. But director Xu Bing doesn’t simply rely on observation; he … Continue reading DRAGONFLY EYES (蜻蜓之眼)

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