For Bruce Springsteen, it was the starting snare shot of “Like a Rolling Stone” that kicked open the door to his mind. He’s not wrong. And he’s not alone. That iconic Bob Dylan song has and will stand the test … Continue reading A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Leo Fife, an acclaimed Canadian documentarian, is rapidly withering away from cancer. With his few remaining breaths, he would like to tell his story. It’s a story no one else fully knows—maybe not even Leo himself. “You can’t do this,” … Continue reading OH, CANADA
It’s been 25 years since the world ended. Some sort of climate catastrophe is what did it, and the only survivors we know of are Father (Michael Shannon), Mother (Tilda Swinton), Son (George MacKay), their Doctor (Lennie James), Butler (Tim … Continue reading THE END
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Queer, in theaters, and Paper Moon, on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Continue reading
Queer knows how to hide its secrets. Told in three chapters and one epilogue, Queer opens with William Lee (Daniel Craig) in a Mexican village. Like his fellow expats, Lee spends most of his days drinking and cruising for sex. … Continue reading QUEER
He’s one of our greatest living actors, and Denver’s Sie FilmCenter is here to prove it with a 10-plus-four film series tracing the range and charisma of the incomparable Denzel Washington. The series kicked off Dec. 1 with Malcolm X—followed … Continue reading The Sie FilmCenter celebrates DENZ-EMBER
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Moana 2, out now in theaters, the upcoming Denz-Ember series at the Sie Film Center in Denver, and some family epics to watch during the holiday weekend. Continue reading
She is beauty incarnate. Blessed with the voice of an angel, Weronika lives fully and loves passionately. But her heart is weak, and she will see neither the age of 25 nor the 30-minute mark of her movie. But there … Continue reading THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE
Comfortable in her role as a wayfinder, Moana has taken it upon herself to explore the seas that connect us to see if there is anyone out there to connect with. She knows there is, not because of an encounter … Continue reading MOANA 2
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