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Category: Reviews

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE MEDICINE

January 23, 2020July 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The sages call it by many names: yagé, ambiwaska, aioasca, but most know it as ayahuasca: a hallucinogenic brew drunk during a spiritual ceremony. That’s why the Spanish conquistadors outlawed it, and the U.S. government classified it Schedule 1. But … Continue reading THE MEDICINE

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THE GENTLEMEN

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020 Michael J. Casey

The king of the jungle, a London-based gangster and high-powered drug dealer, has been killed. Or, so says Fletcher (Hugh Grant), an investigative reporter who’s stumbled onto a scoop so good, he might as well parlay it into blackmail and … Continue reading THE GENTLEMEN

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE CAVE

January 16, 2020July 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Before the Syrian Civil War in 2011, an estimated 2 million souls called Ghouta home. Less than 20% now reside in the suburb of Damascus. The rest either fled, were evacuated, or were killed. A few remained to help those … Continue reading THE CAVE

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ONE CHILD NATION

January 9, 2020July 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The year was 1978, and China’s future did not look promising. The country had survived wars, depression, and famine. Plus, a cultural revolution was taxing the nation. Resources were tight, but as the population neared 1 billion, things went from … Continue reading ONE CHILD NATION

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

JUST MERCY

January 9, 2020July 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Monroeville, Alabama, 1987: A man is condemned to death for a crime he did not commit. Do you need to know the color of his skin, or can you already guess? He is Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), and recent Harvard … Continue reading JUST MERCY

Sunday Streams

COWBOY BEBOP

January 5, 2020February 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

If you’ve finished The Mandalorian on Disney+ and still have a hankering for a Western/Sci-Fi mashup, then you needn’t wait for the new chapters coming this November: Cowboy Bebop is streaming on Hulu. Concocted by the minds of Sunrise animation, … Continue reading COWBOY BEBOP

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

FORD V FERRARI

January 2, 2020July 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

There’s a scene halfway through Ford v Ferrari where Carrol Shelby (Matt Damon) takes Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) for a spin on the test-track in their newest GT40 prototype. It’s been a long time since Ford—derisively nicknamed “The Deuce”—spent time in … Continue reading FORD V FERRARI

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

63 UP

January 2, 2020July 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

In 1964, Britain’s Granada Television charged researcher Michael Apted to select 14 7-year-olds from disparate backgrounds for the documentary program, Seven Up! Their aim: to get a glimpse of England in the year 2000. “Give me a child until he is 7,” … Continue reading 63 UP

Sunday Streams

BERLIN EXPRESS

December 29, 2019February 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

A man has been killed on a train bound for Berlin. But it turns out that the man dead was not who he says he was, and his enemies are still out there and looking for revenge. Set and filmed … Continue reading BERLIN EXPRESS

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