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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

DEMOLITION

January 20, 2023January 16, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Before you can fix something, you must first take it apart. Before you can be reborn, you must first be destroyed. That line of thinking motivates director Jean-Marc Vallée’s film, Demolition, a movie that focuses on the self-destruction required to survive … Continue reading DEMOLITION

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NIGHTCRAWLER

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Michael J. Casey

No city represents the double edge of the American Dream like Los Angeles. The City of Angels is home to glitz and glam, idyllic beachfront, cosmopolitan melting pots, enchantment, and dreams. Yet, like the movies made in La-La Land, many … Continue reading NIGHTCRAWLER

Film Festival, Reviews

DFF Review — WILDLIFE

November 7, 2018April 2, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Wildlife’s signature image is of a husband and wife pensively looking at each other across an empty chair. Momentarily, their only child will occupy that chair, but his presence will not unite them. Instead, it will only amplify the gulf … Continue reading DFF Review — WILDLIFE

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THE SISTERS BROTHERS

September 27, 2018April 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

We’re the Sisters Brothers, and we’re good at what we do,” proclaims Charlie Sisters with a toothy grin. What’s he good at? Killing people and claiming bounties. Charlie is played by Joaquin Phoenix, an actor who is successfully following in … Continue reading THE SISTERS BROTHERS

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