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Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

DANCER IN THE DARK

November 20, 2022February 27, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier is a sadist, and a proud one at that. He likes to put his characters (mostly women) through hell and back just to see if they’ll come out the other side. They do, and it’s … Continue reading DANCER IN THE DARK

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

STYX

October 16, 2022October 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Watch the first 20 minutes of this German/Austrian drama, and you’ll think you’re watching an All is Lost remake. Then another ship shows up, and you realize you’re in a much different movie, one that grows prescient with each passing day. To … Continue reading STYX

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM

August 21, 2022July 30, 2022 Michael J. Casey

John Chester’s story starts in 2010 in a small apartment in Santa Monica, California. John is a cinematographer working for a variety of nature programs; wife, Molly, is a private chef and food blogger. When the two adopt Todd, a … Continue reading THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

SORRY WE MISSED YOU

August 14, 2022August 8, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Set in London, Sorry We Missed You follows a working-class family, the Turners, as they try to keep their head above water financially and emotionally in the freelance and gig economy. Sorry We Missed You is a harrowing look at what it takes … Continue reading SORRY WE MISSED YOU

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

ON THE BOWERY

August 7, 2022August 1, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Shot in stark black and white like a moving Weegee photograph, Lionel Rogosin’s On the Bowery is a stunning piece of filmmaking instrumental in dropkicking American movie making out of the studios and onto the streets. The story here is of an … Continue reading ON THE BOWERY

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

AMERICAN DHARMA

July 17, 2022July 14, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Blunt and poetic has always been Errol Morris’ strongest suit, and American Dharma is no exception. This time, the man before Morris is Steve Bannon, the architect behind Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and, at one time, the most hated and feared … Continue reading AMERICAN DHARMA

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

LOVE, GILDA

July 3, 2022June 27, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Though most know Gilda Radner from her many Saturday Night Live characters—particularly Roseanne Roseannadanna—Love, Gilda attempts to understand the motivations behind Radner by correlating the opinions of those she touched and the material she left behind. It gives the movie a Rashomon-like quality: You … Continue reading LOVE, GILDA

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CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER

April 24, 2022January 26, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Located in Berkeley, California, Herb Permillion III took over typewriter retail and repair shop California Typewriter more than 30 years ago. The following year, Apple released the personal computer. But Permillion wasn’t deterred. He and longtime repairman Ken Alexander believe … Continue reading CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER

Reviews

PHASES OF MATTER (MADDENIN HALLERI)

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Istanbul’s Cerrahpasa Hospital, a state-run teaching hospital in Turkey, is as close to director Deniz Tortum’s heart as you can get. He was born here. And here, his father worked as a doctor. And here, many lives came to an … Continue reading PHASES OF MATTER (MADDENIN HALLERI)

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