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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

NUREYEV

March 17, 2023April 14, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Why do you want to dance?Why do you want to live?Well, I don’t know exactly why, but I must.That’s my answer too. —Boris Lermontov and Vicky Page, The Red Shoes Born March 17, 1938, in Irkutsk, Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was a … Continue reading NUREYEV

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

March 16, 2023March 9, 2023 Michael J. Casey

When money talks, who speaks the truth? That’s one of the guiding questions behind All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, the Oscar-nominated documentary by Laura Poitras. But the driving force is Nan Goldin, a celebrated queer photographer and founding member … Continue reading ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

Reviews

RBG

March 15, 2023March 11, 2022 Michael J. Casey

RBG, from documentarians from Julie Cohen and Betsy West, opens with images of Washington D.C. accompanied by sound bites from conservative talk radio and one American president casually dismissing a Supreme Court justice as vile and disgusting. “Witch” and “zombie” … Continue reading RBG

Essays

Sympathy for the Devil

March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The revolution as seen through the eyes of the those revolved out in Memories of Underdevelopment and Tár The year is 2022, and conductor Lydia Tár is a foot from the top. Her memoir, Tár on Tár, will be published in … Continue reading Sympathy for the Devil

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The year is 1981, and 9-year-old Cait (Catherine Clinch) is a silent type trying to stay out of her parent’s way. She already has a handful of siblings, with another on the way, and Mom and Dad are about as … Continue reading THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

March 9, 2023March 4, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Life’s pretty good for Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman). It’s been six years since the two unmasked the dastardly Turbo, restored Princess Vanellope to her rightful place in Sugar Rush, and flipped Ralph from … Continue reading RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

BRIMSTONE & GLORY

March 8, 2023December 23, 2022 Michael J. Casey

All stories have to begin somewhere. Brimstone & Glory, a documentary about Mexico’s week-long National Pyrotechnics Festival, takes place in modern-day Tultepec, but its origins lie on the other side of the Atlantic, in Portugal specifically, at the end of the … Continue reading BRIMSTONE & GLORY

Boulder Weekly, Interviews

Mark Cousins on THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION

March 6, 2023March 4, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Movies aren’t just making history; they’re making our history,” filmmaker Mark Cousins muses in his latest documentary, The Story of Film: A New Generation. “They’re showing us what we are. What we want. What we fear. What we’ve lost. And what … Continue reading Mark Cousins on THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE

March 3, 2023February 25, 2023 Michael J. Casey

What about the ROUS?Rodents of unusual size? I don’t think they exist. —Princess Buttercup and Westley in The Princess Bride Bad news Westley, they do exist. Growing up to 20 pounds and 24 inches long, with a tail that tacks on … Continue reading RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE

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