The child has no parents, no siblings, no relatives to speak of. He’s 11 years old, and what happened before the movie starts is of little concern. Ditto for what happens after the credits roll. If that makes The Runner … Continue reading THE RUNNER (دونده)
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
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
Jack Tuller is terminal. It’s a brain tumor that’ll do it, one he’s had since the early 1990s. Back then, the doctors gave Jack six months to live. But after a successful surgery removed a good chunk of the tumor, … Continue reading JACK HAS A PLAN
Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) may have started at the bottom, but now he’s found the top. With no more mountains to climb, the 30-something heavyweight boxing champ retires to spend time with wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter Amara … Continue reading CREED III
Change your mind. For once in your life, change your mind. Those are the words Fen hurls at Thomas Dunson, a hardheaded man with money on his mind. Fourteen years later, another woman will say something similar to Dunson, only this … Continue reading RED RIVER
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two movies nominated for Academy Awards: A House Made of Splinters (in the Best Documentary category) and Close (Best International Feature). Listen to After … Continue reading
Boulder’s festival of films, food, music, and adventure returns with the 19th annual Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF). Screening March 2-5, across four venues, BIFF hosts more than 70 features and shorts and a series of staples that have come … Continue reading THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)
There’s a facility in eastern Ukraine where parents who can no longer care for their children can drop them off for nine months. If they can get their act together in that time, then they can pick up their kids … Continue reading A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS
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