It started as love but it ended with a body in the desert. Sometimes, that’s how these things go. But one look at the small New Mexico town where Loves Lies Bleeding is set, and you’ll get the impression that … Continue reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Neptune Frost and Crimes of the Future—two tales of techno-futures that feel perfectly lived-in and broken down. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 … Continue reading
Plastics. They’re everywhere. They’re in our homes, our cars, our food and waste streams. They’ve formed islands in the middle of the Pacific and infiltrated every last habitat on Earth. If you’ve had a knee or hip replacement, you’ve got … Continue reading CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
On January 17, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their picks for the best of 2021. Of the 44 movies nominated, The Power of the Dog led … Continue reading And the winner is…
On Monday, January 10, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2021. In total, 44 movies received nominations with The Power … Continue reading And the nominees are…
On Friday, January 7, the Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS)—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—cast their preliminary ballots for this year’s DFCS awards. How it works: Members are asked … Continue reading Denver Film Critics Society 2021 Ballot
The biggest surprise cinema held for me in 2021 came at the Telluride Film Festival with the U.S. premiere of The Power of the Dog, the latest from New Zealand director Jane Campion. The movie is magnificent, the best I saw … Continue reading 2021: ‘How nice it is not to be alone.’
What does home mean to you? That’s the question Flee director Jonas Poher Rasmussen poses to Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee on the eve of marrying his boyfriend. Amin has a story from his past to tell. And until he does, there … Continue reading Escape the Virtual/Experience/The Virtual Escape: The 44th Denver Film Festival
Presenting a consumable cross-section of the 35 shorts that played at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival, the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour offers seven films of varying length, subject matter, and execution. All of the selected seven … Continue reading 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM TOUR
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