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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

AD ASTRA

November 9, 2022November 1, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Ad Astra, from filmmaker par excellence James Gray, opens with a shot of the cosmos, vast and terrifying. As the camera pans across the twinkling dots of a thousand suns, a lens flare catches the frame and briefly illuminates the … Continue reading AD ASTRA

Denver Film Critics Society1 Comment

And the nominees are…

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Michael J. Casey

On Monday, the Denver Film Critics Society — 16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one — announced their nominees for the year’s best. Leading the pack is a three-way tie … Continue reading And the nominees are…

KGNU: After Image
September 21, 2019February 13, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss the new sci-fi epic, Ad Astra, and a documentary about the epic abilities of mushrooms, Fantastic Fungi. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on … Continue reading

Boulder Weekly

This week in Film — FANTASTIC FUNGI and AD ASTRA

September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 Michael J. Casey

What an odd combination of recommendations. One of the earth, the other of space. One of connection, the other of separation. One of a forager, the other of an explorer. One of… You get the picture. As Ad Astra takes … Continue reading This week in Film — FANTASTIC FUNGI and AD ASTRA

Sunday Streams

THE LOST CITY OF Z

September 15, 2019February 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

For his first five films, writer/director James Gray set his stories in New York City. Makes sense, considering Gray is a born and raised New Yorker, but with his two most recent films, Gray looks far beyond the Burroughs. Releasing … Continue reading THE LOST CITY OF Z

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