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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

LITTLE WOMEN

March 17, 2022February 19, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Jo March is elated. A few moments earlier, she was in excruciating pain: Another pie-eyed scribbler stranded on the non-editorial side of the desk. Too shy to admit the truth, Jo (Saoirse Ronan) claims the story is a creation of … Continue reading LITTLE WOMEN

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2019: Something To Do With Death

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

As the saying goes, hindsight is twenty-twenty. Why death hung so darkly over my mind as I penned last year’s Best Of column, I cannot say. Maybe it was me. Maybe it was the movies. Maybe it was the Rolling … Continue reading 2019: Something To Do With Death

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CARS 3

May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 Michael J. Casey

One good turn deserves another, and from yesterday’s Coco to today’s Cars 3, there’s much to find in every Pixar movie. A revisit proves that the underlying story and emotion holds up—enough. McQueen’s decline and Cruz’s rise are unbalanced, and many middle scenes … Continue reading CARS 3

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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Michael J. Casey

Mr. Rodgers doesn’t feel like he should be part of this world. His gentleness, kindness, and saint-like patience seem better placed in the world of make-believe — right next to King Friday XIII and Daniel Tiger. Until the recent (and … Continue reading A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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LIVE BY NIGHT

January 13, 2017June 3, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Adapted from the 2012 novel by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night is a great American epic stuck inside a misguided movie. Written for the screen, produced, and directed by Ben Affleck, who also stars, Live by Night starts overseas in the trenches of World … Continue reading LIVE BY NIGHT

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