If we could see a hundred years into the future, what would we think of the choices we make today? Decisions made in the moment always seem like the best possible solution at the time, but with the benefit of … Continue reading THE ZONE OF INTEREST
It’s not about race; it’s about caste—the system of injustice and subjugation that persists, generation from generation, resistant to the individuals who work to defy and shatter it. So it is in Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 nonfiction study, Caste: The Origins … Continue reading ORIGIN
On Friday, Jan. 12, the Denver Film Critics Society—19 writers, broadcasters, and bloggers working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their picks for the best of 2023. Of the 38 movies nominated, Barbie and … Continue reading And the winner is…
It opens with a murder, then a denial, finally a confession. Wealthy theater producer Montferrand (Jean-Christophe Bouvet) forced himself on Madeline (Nadia Tereszkiewicz), who shot him with his own revolver. All she did was go looking for a job, and he tried … Continue reading THE CRIME IS MINE (MON CRIME)
If you’re an independent filmmaker, getting into the Sundance Film Festival is high on your wishlist. “It’s such a big festival, and it’s such an industry festival,” Kelly Sears says. “I’m ecstatic that my little, scrappy film is invited to … Continue reading Kelly Sears on THE LOST SEASON
It’s a question of behavior. Are we born decent and then choose to behave indecently? Or is it the other way around? What shapes a person: nature or nurture? The 2004 teen-comedy Mean Girls—with a script by Tina Fey based on … Continue reading MEAN GIRLS
On Friday, Jan. 5, the Denver Film Critics Society—19 writers, broadcasters, and bloggers working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2023. In total, 33 movies received nominations, with … Continue reading And the nominees are…
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about American Fiction (out now in wide release) and Freud’s Last Session (currently in limited release and expanding wide Jan. 12). Continue reading
Some people bite the hand that feeds them. American Fiction’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison wants to chew it whole and spit it back out. Before we get there, first this: American Fiction is funny. It’s easily among the funniest movies I … Continue reading AMERICAN FICTION
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