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Tag: Scarlett Johansson

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

JOJO RABBIT

April 20, 2022April 5, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is a good little Nazi. Jojo’s only 10 years old, but his brown shirt is spiffy, his red arm badge is on straight, his arm is at the proper height for a good, strong heil—no flimsy … Continue reading JOJO RABBIT

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

MARRIAGE STORY

February 8, 2022February 7, 2022 Michael J. Casey

It all started so well. There was love, and there was kindness. There was understanding, and there was support. And then one day, there wasn’t. The supports were taken out, kindness gave way to cordiality, and romantic love dissolved into … Continue reading MARRIAGE STORY

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

AVENGERS: END GAME

July 9, 2021May 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves … And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world. Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces 2008’s Iron Man may have been a small … Continue reading AVENGERS: END GAME

Reviews

BLACK WIDOW

July 8, 2021July 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) has always searched for a family. First discarded, then abandoned, Natasha was raised as a brainwashed assassin, manipulated by the duplicitous Dreykov (Ray Winstone), a man who was seemingly everywhere without anyone ever noticing. Funny, with … Continue reading BLACK WIDOW

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly1 Comment

2019: Something To Do With Death

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

As the saying goes, hindsight is twenty-twenty. Why death hung so darkly over my mind as I penned last year’s Best Of column, I cannot say. Maybe it was me. Maybe it was the movies. Maybe it was the Rolling … Continue reading 2019: Something To Do With Death

Denver Film Critics Society

And the winners are…

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Michael J. Casey

Earlier today, the Denver Film Critics Society — 16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one — announced their picks for the year’s best. Of the 41 movies nominated, 1917 (above) … Continue reading And the winners are…

Reviews

GHOST IN THE SHELL

March 30, 2017May 23, 2021 Michael J. Casey

What stories will this generation tell the ones to come? If the latest output from Hollywood is any indication, they will tell and re-tell the stories of previous generations with slight variations that aren’t adapted but simply repackaged. Hell, if … Continue reading GHOST IN THE SHELL

Reviews1 Comment

HITCHCOCK

November 23, 2012December 26, 2021 Michael J. Casey

As the old truism goes, behind every great man is an even greater woman. This was seldom truer than the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville. Hitchcock got his start in the British film industry, drawing title cards and … Continue reading HITCHCOCK

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