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Boulder Weekly, Cinema 101

Cinema 101

September 21, 2022September 20, 2022 Michael J. Casey

I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101

Boulder Weekly, Essays

Studio Ghibli

June 23, 2021May 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

To see a Studio Ghibli film is to believe: In wonder, in magic, in childhood imagination, and, most importantly, in the capacity for human compassion. And what could we use more right now than a little compassion? Founded on June … Continue reading Studio Ghibli

Reviews

ONLY YESTERDAY

February 24, 2016August 13, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I didn’t intend to bring my fifth grade self along with me on this trip, but clearly she was along for the ride.[Long pause]She was always around. That pause reveals more about the main character’s inner turmoil than a page … Continue reading ONLY YESTERDAY

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