Two stories from the past, two stories that explore the messy world of capitalism. Funny how these things work out. First up, the last movie I saw in theaters prior to the coronavirus shutdown is also my favorite of the … Continue reading This week in Film — FIRST COW and THE LADY EVE
An international film festival, a Jewish film festival, and a new Jane Austen adaptation. What a time to be Boulder-moviegoer. First up, a preview of the 16th Boulder International Film Festival: The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) keeps getting bigger. … Continue reading This week in Film — BIFF, BJFF, and EMMA.
From one of the hottest movies of 2019/20 to one of the sweetest documentaries you’re likely to find. Ah, the majesty of the moving image. Up first, a new series at Fort Collins’ Lyric Theatre: Parasite, a black and bleak … Continue reading This week in Film — Essential Cinema: South Korea and DAGUERREOTYPES
From old myths woven through new images to familiar stories made specific, what a weekend to head out to the movies. First up, The Lighthouse: There’s a bit of Hemingway in the way director Robert Eggers tells the tale of The … Continue reading This week in Film — THE LIGHTHOUSE and THE ASSISTANT
Two docs this week, one from Italy about a son’s obsession with his mother, and one from Mexico City about the city’s uneasy relationships with for-profit ambulances. A couple of excerpts: At times, the movie’s obsession borders on unhealthy and … Continue reading This week in Film — THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER and MIDNIGHT FAMILY
Anna Karina was a model, a muse, an actor, a director, a novelist, and, most of all, she was a collaborator. The eight movies she made with husband Jean-Luc Godard are among the greatest in the annals of cinema, and … Continue reading This week in Film — LE PETIT SOLDAT and THE MEDICINE
If you love French cinema, then the next two weeks at this space are going to be bread and butter. First up: KUNC film critic and CU-Denver professor Howie Movshovitz has a new series at the Sie Film Center, Cinema … Continue reading This week in Film — Cinema noir et blanc and THE CAVE
When the personal intersects with the political, documentary shines. And so does One Child Nation from Nanfu Wang. Born in China, but living in New York City, the birth of Wang’s son in 2017 turns her attention back to her … Continue reading This week in Film — ONE CHILD NATION and JUST MERCY
In 1964, Britain’s Granada Television charged researcher Michael Apted to select 14 7-year-olds from disparate backgrounds for the documentary program, Seven Up! Their aim: to get a glimpse of England in the year 2000. “Give me a child until he is 7,” … Continue reading This week in Film — 63 UP and FORD V FERRARI
With only a handful of days left, 2019 comes to a close on a high note. Or a shrill note, as Uncut Gems has it. The movie has texture, vibrancy, and energy. Sandler is top shelf. And the Safdie brothers … Continue reading This week in Film — UNCUT GEMS and THE GREAT BUSTER
