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STARS AT NOON

October 14, 2022October 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Nicaragua, modern day: An American journalist meets an English businessman in a bar. Except she’s not really a journalist, and he’s not really a businessman. She offers sex for money, and he complies. She falls for him and continues sleeping … Continue reading STARS AT NOON

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THE MIDWIFE

August 9, 2017April 28, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Even though The Midwife—the latest from writer/director Martin Provost—opens with a live birth, the story revolves around an off-screen death, with Claire (Catherine Frot) at the center of both. She is a midwife, and we come to know the type of … Continue reading THE MIDWIFE

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IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER

May 21, 2015September 17, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Most movies are based on true stories, true events, or, at the very least, have some root in reality. That’s how the mind works, the moment of inspiration often comes from real experience, and then the mind extrapolates outward. That … Continue reading IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER

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RENOIR

April 4, 2013December 18, 2021 Michael J. Casey

There is an old adage that behind every great man is an even greater woman. Behind Pierre-Auguste and Jean Renoir were six women, so it should be no surprise the amount of success they both achieved. Renoir focuses on the famous impressionist … Continue reading RENOIR

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