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Category: Reviews

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly, Home Video

The Best in 2022 Home Video Release

December 8, 2022August 10, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The year is 1918, and Red troops are rounding up the White guards. War is on, and the insurgents are to be executed. But as the victors take their time playing by the rules of engagement, a fresh batch of … Continue reading The Best in 2022 Home Video Release

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE INSPECTION

December 1, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The Inspection follows Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), a gay Black 20-something who ditches the streets and shelters of New York City for the harsh regiments of Marine boot camp in the south. Here, French and his fellow recruits undergo intense training … Continue reading THE INSPECTION

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES)

December 1, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The soldier is shot. One bullet to the head just as he was going over the top. We learn his name, Gerber, but little else. The year is 1917, three years into the War to End All Wars. But Gerber … Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES)

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NANNY

November 25, 2022November 29, 2022 Michael J. Casey

A young Senegalese mother, Aisha (Anna Diop), lands a job as a nanny to a wealthy family in New York City. Mom’s a little overbearing—she doesn’t want her daughter to have anything spicy—and Dad is a little too casual. He … Continue reading NANNY

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GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

November 23, 2022November 19, 2022 Michael J. Casey

From the elaborate and overly complicated puzzle boxes that open the story—which the characters solve in a matter of minutes—to “world’s greatest detective” Benoit Blanc’s lengthy summation, Glass Onion feels kind of dumb. That seems largely by design, a reflection more on … Continue reading GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

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SHE SAID

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Michael J. Casey

It opens with a young woman walking her dog along the shore. There she stumbles upon a group of men in 18th-century British red coats unloading a clipper ship. It’s the 1990s: What in the world is going on here? … Continue reading SHE SAID

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

EL VAMPIRO NEGRO

November 17, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The man looks unassuming. He’s Teodoro Ulber (Nathán Pinzón), a middle-aged English professor, short and squat with proper manners and nice clothes. He’s timid in the company of women; reserved around men. But little children seem to like him, even … Continue reading EL VAMPIRO NEGRO

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

CLOSE

November 10, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav De Waele) are close. And since they’re both 13 years old, they have no qualms when it comes to showing their affection for each other. But they won’t be 13 forever, and as their … Continue reading CLOSE

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

GODS OF MEXICO (DIOSES DE MÉXICO)

November 10, 2022August 2, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Free from narrative and dialogue, Gods of Mexico is more a sensory experience than a story. It is a silent observation of Mexico’s Indigenous men and women, identified only by title cards notating the region. The documentary is divided into … Continue reading GODS OF MEXICO (DIOSES DE MÉXICO)

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