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Denver Film Critics Society

And the winner is…

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Michael J. Casey

On January 16, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their picks for the best of 2022. Of the 38 movies nominated, Everything Everywhere All at Once cleaned up … Continue reading And the winner is…

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And the nominees are…

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Michael J. Casey

On Monday, January 9, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2022. In total, 38 movies received nominations, with Everything Everywhere … Continue reading And the nominees are…

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly

2022: Accommodating for Others

January 5, 2023December 30, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Lydia Tár is broken. Pulled from the podium, kicked out of her Berlin apartment, barred from seeing her daughter, the disgraced conductor returns to her family house on Long Island, pokes around her childhood room—perfectly preserved as if she were … Continue reading 2022: Accommodating for Others

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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

November 4, 2022January 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The year is 1923, and a civil war wages on Irish soil. The country won independence from British rule the year prior, but conditions of the truce have motivated former brothers in arms to take up rifles against one another … Continue reading THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE LOBSTER

August 19, 2022August 17, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Hollywood must have a rooting interest in marriage. Why else would so many rom-coms revolve around weddings and meeting that perfect match? They must be getting kickbacks from the clergy. Or maybe they have a hand in the flower racket. … Continue reading THE LOBSTER

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THE BATMAN

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Gotham City looks broken. The streets are littered with trash, the buildings tagged with graffiti. Crime is rampant, and what used to be temporary tent cities now look like established shantytowns. Drugs are ubiquitous—Drops, which are enjoyed by the very … Continue reading THE BATMAN

Film Festival, Reviews

AFTER YANG

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Jake (Colin Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) have purchased an android, Yang (Justin H. Min), to help educate their adopted daughter Mika (Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja) about her Chinese heritage. The way Jake says this when he talks to other people … Continue reading AFTER YANG

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THE GENTLEMEN

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020 Michael J. Casey

The king of the jungle, a London-based gangster and high-powered drug dealer, has been killed. Or, so says Fletcher (Hugh Grant), an investigative reporter who’s stumbled onto a scoop so good, he might as well parlay it into blackmail and … Continue reading THE GENTLEMEN

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ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.

November 22, 2017April 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Not everyone fighting for equality can be found on the frontline. There has to be someone in the shadows, toiling away, fueled by indignation, righteousness, and uncompromising ethics. Roman J. Israel is such a man. For years, Israel (Denzel Washington), … Continue reading ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.

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