Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil) is going to die tomorrow. She knows it for a fact; she sees it coming. And so can we: It’s colored strobe lights, slow-motion photography, and the opening of Mozart’s Requiem. It’s convincing, but when Amy’s … Continue reading SHE DIES TOMORROW
The history of cinema is littered with career defining debuts. From Orson Welles’ seismic Citizen Kane to François Truffaut’s autobiographical The 400 Blows; from Terrence Malick’s poetic Badlands to Martin Scorsese’s raw Whose That Knocking On My Door? They don’t … Continue reading I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
The best laid plans of horses and men… Most film festivals boast a couple hundred features, an equal amount of shorts and a handful of panels to attend. Out of all of these, only two, possibly three are truly great. … Continue reading Starz Denver Film Festival: Day 5 – 7
Upstream Color is a simple story of human connection that is complicated by deliberate nonsense. It is a movie that has a very impressive and unique voice but wants to hold the viewer at arm’s length, keeping them from connecting with … Continue reading UPSTREAM COLOR
Michael J. Cinema 