It’s been 16 years since the death of Maximus Decimus Meridius and over two decades since the death of Marcus Aurelius and his dream of the Roman Empire. Two brother emperors sit on the throne now, each more unhinged than … Continue reading GLADIATOR II
Some people are never more alone than they are in the company of others. Adam is such a person. Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter living in a newly built high-rise on the outskirts of London. Not many residents have … Continue reading ALL OF US STRANGERS
There’s a man in a jacket fashioned out of large reflective sequins, a woman clad in black dancing in the desert, a sparsely populated nightclub in Los Angeles, a bare-knuckle fight to the death in a warehouse, and two lovers … Continue reading CARMEN
On Monday, January 9, 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 2022. In total, 38 movies received nominations, with Everything Everywhere … Continue reading And the nominees are…
Lydia Tár is broken. Pulled from the podium, kicked out of her Berlin apartment, barred from seeing her daughter, the disgraced conductor returns to her family house on Long Island, pokes around her childhood room—perfectly preserved as if she were … Continue reading 2022: Accommodating for Others
Michael J. Cinema 