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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING

May 22, 2025June 6, 2025 Michael J. Casey

For the past 30 years, Ethan Hunt has had a choice. “Your mission, if you choose to accept.” And he accepts; he always does. But what if Hunt never had a choice to start with? I guess the choice: “Yes … Continue reading MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

July 6, 2023August 3, 2023 Michael J. Casey

For 30 years, Ethan Hunt has been living in an augmented reality. Everywhere he turns are deceptions, lies, trickery, false narratives, and people who are not who they say they are. It’s all in a day’s work for Mr. Hunt, … Continue reading MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

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KILL ME THREE TIMES

April 8, 2015September 29, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Kill Me Once! Opening with the protracted and complicated murder of Alice (Alice Braga), the Australian hitman comedy, Kill Me Three Times sets the table without explaining the players involved or the motives behind their actions. The culprits are a dentist with … Continue reading KILL ME THREE TIMES

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THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT SUBJECTS — ANIMATION

February 9, 2014March 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Of the twenty-four categories, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences devotes three categories to honor achievement in a short subject: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Submissions must be less than 40 minutes in length and have held a … Continue reading THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT SUBJECTS — ANIMATION

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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

May 21, 2013September 12, 2024 Michael J. Casey

Star Trek Into Darkness begins with an action set piece, dropping the audience right in the middle of chaos. Reminiscent of a James Bond or an Indiana Jones pre-credit sequence, Spock is trying to diffuse an erupting volcano while Captain Kirk … Continue reading STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

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