On Oct. 5, the Denver Film Society announced the full program for the 44th Denver Film Festival. Running November 3-14, this year’s DFF will be in-person and virtual, with plenty of activities and talks. I’ve been attending DFF since I was in … Continue reading The Show Must Go On: Dispatches from the 42nd Denver Film Festival
I, DANIEL BLAKE When I, Daniel Blake was announced as the winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the critical press was stunned that anything could have topped Maren Ade’s German comedy, Toni Erdmann. Par for the course, really: Comedy gets no love from juries, and I, Daniel Blake’s social consciousness, makes it very much a movie of the moment. But neither should detract from Ken Loach’s moving portrait of human kindness and compassion. I, Daniel Blake isn’t just a middle finger to the establishment and the absurdities of bureaucratic rigmarole; it is a plea for human decency and a celebration of the small moments that make us … Continue reading The 39th Denver Film Festival — Day 6 & 7
Why do they say I hate my country? And what does that even mean? Am I supposed to hate my town, am I supposed to hate all English people, or my government? And if I do hate my government, does … Continue reading Born On This Day — June 17, 1936
A movie isn’t a political movement, a party, or even an article. It’s just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage. —Ken Loach Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 17, 2013
Michael J. Cinema 