On Friday, January 7, the Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS)—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—cast their preliminary ballots for this year’s DFCS awards. How it works: Members are asked … Continue reading Denver Film Critics Society 2021 Ballot
Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense. It starts in a restaurant. She is Zola (Taylour Paige), a waitress. She is Stefani (Riley Keough), arm … Continue reading ZOLA
Set in a post-apocalyptic world—what brought about the end, we’ll never know—It Comes At Night explores horrors without and horrors within. The horrors within are much worse. The titular “it” takes the form of nightmares that plague 17-year-old Travis (Kelvin Harrison, … Continue reading IT COMES AT NIGHT
Few ideas are as malleable and fluid as the American Dream. It means many different things to many different people, but the Platonic idea of the American Dream always centers on two things: money and success. One may follow the … Continue reading AMERICAN HONEY
Michael J. Cinema 