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
Even before Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he had a hard time sitting still. It was part of his go-getter attitude that made him a superstar while he was still in his 20s—to say nothing of how effectively … Continue reading STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
What’s your level of interest here? It’s been 15 years and 30-plus features—not to mention TV and streaming series—since Iron Man kicked open the doors to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), arguably the most significant, if not financially successful, franchise … Continue reading THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
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
A lonely man drifts into town. So begins countless westerns written for the page and made for the screen. But this one’s a little different. This time that lone soul isn’t a gunslinger making his bones, a mysterious man trying … Continue reading THE WESTERNER
It ain’t like it used to be. But it’ll do.” So says one grizzled old timer to another at the end of 1969’s The Wild Bunch—one of the few movies that can truly claim to have changed the trajectory of … Continue reading “You ain’t seen nothing yet!” Dispatches from the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival
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
There are some months when life in Colorado is an embarrassment of riches. April is one such month. And those craving moving images and good conversation will have two exceptional choices this weekend. Let’s start in Boulder with the Ebert … Continue reading Local Buzz: 2023 Ebert Interruprtus & Women+Film Festival
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)
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