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A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY

September 19, 2025September 18, 2025 Michael J. Casey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is not for me. There’s part of me that wishes it was, and another part of me that’s glad it’s not. That’s not to say Journey is for no one. Watch this movie for 10 … Continue reading A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

MY OLD ASS

September 26, 2024October 10, 2024 Michael J. Casey

It’s a typical fantasy: the desire to go back and tell the younger version of yourself something. Steer yourself in one direction over another, maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Do this, don’t do that, and you won’t have to experience … Continue reading MY OLD ASS

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And the nominees are…

January 7, 2024February 2, 2024 Michael J. Casey

On Friday, Jan. 5, the Denver Film Critics Society—19 writers, broadcasters, and bloggers working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2023. In total, 33 movies received nominations, with … Continue reading And the nominees are…

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SALTBURN

November 17, 2023November 15, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) is an enigma. It’s 2006, and Oliver’s first day at Oxford University commences without any friends, without any family, and without any past. But something in his laser stare speaks louder than words ever could. Sporting … Continue reading SALTBURN

Boulder Weekly, Reviews1 Comment

BARBIE

July 27, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Storytelling is creativity within limitations. And when your story takes place in a fantasy world—be it with dragons, lightsabers, or toys—there are really only two options in front of you: Remain in the fantasy and make the fantastical realistic, or … Continue reading BARBIE

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ASTEROID CITY

June 22, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

The play’s the thing, and for Conrad Earp (Edward Norton), a Tennessee Williams-type with a predilection for Tom of Finland cowboy art, his new play is sure to be the one that wakes the audience up. Or puts them to … Continue reading ASTEROID CITY

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BABYLON

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Damien Chazelle loves movies. He thinks you should too, which is probably why he includes a lengthy scene from one of the most recognizable movies ever made as the climax of his latest, Babylon. It’s a cheat, a cop, a sham, … Continue reading BABYLON

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AMSTERDAM

October 6, 2022September 12, 2024 Michael J. Casey

Burt and Harold have been accused of murder. Not in the legal sense, mind you, with arrests and affidavits, attorneys and judges, but in the old-fashioned way of finger-pointing and yelling louder than everyone else. You see, Burt Berendsen (Christian … Continue reading AMSTERDAM

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

December 24, 2020July 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Cassie’s drunk again: Alone in the club and a mess. She can’t find her phone, and all her friends have left. Two guys at the bar imagine who could do what to her in such a state, but a third … Continue reading PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

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