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Category: Reviews

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE BLACKENING

June 15, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

They were friends in college, but it’s been 10 years since the whole group got together. Poor choices and hurt feelings came between them. But that was then, and this is now. And now they’re all getting together in a … Continue reading THE BLACKENING

Reviews

DALÍLAND

June 14, 2023June 13, 2023 Michael J. Casey

It’s not easy being Dalí,” surrealist painter Salvador Dalí tells his assistant, 50 years his junior. Certainly not, by the looks of it: From parties to paintings, Dalí’s life is one continuous machine of theatricality and commerce surrounded by hangers-on, … Continue reading DALÍLAND

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

June 8, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Peter Parker was just another kid in Queens when he was bitten by a radioactive spider, bringing physical gifts (and a simultaneous curse) beyond his wildest dreams. He may have a heightened sixth sense and strength hundreds of times that … Continue reading SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Must-See Westerns, Reviews

TRAIL STREET

June 7, 2023August 8, 2024 Michael J. Casey

Liberal, Kansas is in disarray. The farmers, backed by banker Allen Harper (Robert Ryan), are trying to turn the hard, dry land into fertile soil. The cattlemen, financed by Logan Maury (Steve Brodie), are trying to run them out—either by stampeding … Continue reading TRAIL STREET

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SANCTUARY

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Hal has a decision to make. His father has died, and Hal stands in line to inherit a fortune and a not-so-insignificant hotel empire. But before he can step into those shoes, he has to let go of his past … Continue reading SANCTUARY

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

THELMA & LOUISE

June 1, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The women are on the run. One is a sheltered housewife married to a pig of a man. The other is a waitress hiding from her past. Both are wanted in connection with a murder outside an Arkansas honky-tonk, and … Continue reading THELMA & LOUISE

Books

WARNER BROS. 100 YEARS OF STORYTELLING

May 30, 2023August 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

A handsome book loaded with pictures and just enough history to whet budding film lovers’ taste. Continue reading WARNER BROS. 100 YEARS OF STORYTELLING

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YOU HURT MY FEELINGS

May 25, 2023May 24, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Beth and Don have an enviable marriage. She’s a creative writing teacher for The New School in New York City, with a decent-selling memoir under her belt. He’s a psychiatrist with an office that just screams high fees. He seems … Continue reading YOU HURT MY FEELINGS

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (LE OTTO MONTAGNE)

May 25, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Located high in the Italian Alps, Grana is home to 183 residents, two shops, one bar, and a school. It’s a charming mountain village surrounded by breathtaking beauty, and it’s where Pietro and his mother have come for the summer. … Continue reading THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (LE OTTO MONTAGNE)

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