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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

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

MULHOLLAND DRIVE

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 Michael J. Casey

A jitterbug contest. Hot rods drag race on a mountain road. A violent car crash. A woman wanders the Hollywood Hills with a head injury. A man recounts a dream of meeting a monster living behind a diner dumpster. A film … Continue reading MULHOLLAND DRIVE

Film Festival, Reviews

LAKEWOOD

September 15, 2021September 23, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival. There’s been a shooting at the school. Those might be the worst words a parent can hear. Words too many parents have heard in recent years. Amy Carr (Naomi Watts) hears them while … Continue reading LAKEWOOD

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OPHELIA

June 27, 2019February 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You may think you know my story,” Ophelia (Daisy Ridley) tells us. And for most of us, we think we do. She is Ophelia, daughter of Polonius (Dominic Mafham), brother of Laertes (Tom Felton), and girlfriend to Hamlet (George MacKay). … Continue reading OPHELIA

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THE IMPOSSIBLE

January 6, 2013December 21, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The Impossible has an unfortunate title. When I first saw it, I was immediately reminded of a quote from Star Trek via Spock, “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” I have since learned that … Continue reading THE IMPOSSIBLE

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