On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Drive-Away Dolls, out now in wide release, and two movies in limited release that are must-sees: Perfect Days and The Taste of Things. Continue reading
They play together and laugh, eat meals, discuss school, and tend to the garden. They’re just like other families, except for one crucial detail: When it’s time to go to work, dear old Dad puts on his S.S. uniform and … Continue reading Hollywood Gate Crashers: International Movies Shine with the 2024 Oscar Nominations
Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year. My top 10 is relatively familiar at this point, but the sheer breadth … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: 2023 World Cinema Poll
You could see Stanley Kubrick’s iconic anti-war film Paths of Glory (Jan. 30). Or maybe you’ll check out Kasi Lemmons’ feature debut Eve’s Bayou on 35 mm (Feb. 3). You could see what this critic considers to be the best … Continue reading Cinema Springs Eternal: CU’s International Film Series Returns for Another Semester
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the movies and themes that defined 2023. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: 88.5 FM and 1390 AM Denver/Boulder, … Continue reading
I love lists. Lists bring order to my day: what to do, what to watch, what to read, what to listen to. Lists provide context to larger themes and suss out tiny commonalities. The lists I author, be they for … Continue reading 2023: Now and Then
Some can’t miss titles playing the 46th Denver Film Festival: “About Dry Grasses,” “Perfect Days,” “La Chimera,” and “Fantastic Machine.” Continue reading
It’s the most common question you get as a film critic: “What’s good?” Variants include: “What do you like?” “What excites you?” “What should I see?” And if you’ve asked me any one of those in the past two months, … Continue reading Perfect Days: Previewing the 2023 Denver Film Festival
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