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Tag: Get Out

Boulder Weekly

US

October 31, 2019August 20, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Like most nightmares, they appeared at night. Clad in red jumpsuits and leather driving gloves, wielding oversized golden shears. Who are they? They’re us: doppelgangers from below who’ve come to take their rightful place from the doubles living above. Led … Continue reading US

Denver Film Critics Society

And the winners are…

January 17, 2018April 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On January 16, the Denver Film Critics Society—16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their picks for the year’s best. Leading the way was Lady Bird with two wins (Best … Continue reading And the winners are…

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2017: ‘What year is this?’

January 4, 2018August 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

If the whole of 2017 could be summed up in one cinematic moment, then that moment would not be found in the cinema but on TVs, tablets, laptops, and phones. And it would not be a moment of illuminating comprehension, … Continue reading 2017: ‘What year is this?’

Best Of...

2017: The Best So Far…

July 4, 2017August 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Taken as a whole, 2017 at the movies has left me somewhat dismayed. This is at least partly due, I think, to the overlong award season. With each passing year, this toxic notion of competition clouds the waters and does … Continue reading 2017: The Best So Far…

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GET OUT

February 24, 2017July 27, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Get Out opens with a scene that might as well be ripped from newspaper headlines. Well, maybe it was. Andrew (Lakeith Stanfield), a black man, walks alone, at night, along a neighborhood street so quiet, so pleasant, so blandly cookie-cutter, it … Continue reading GET OUT

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