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Tag: Steve Carell

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

VICE

February 1, 2023January 28, 2023 Michael J. Casey

As the old saying goes: Hindsight is 20-20. But therein lies the trap, the notion that since we can see the past clearly, we can also understand it. If history has taught us anything, untangling what we know from what … Continue reading VICE

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

IRRESISTIBLE

July 6, 2022July 4, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Gary Zimmer (Steve Carell) is a typical liberal elite, the kind they grow in labs somewhere along the coast. He dresses well enough to look like he has taste, works at a job that makes him enough money to look … Continue reading IRRESISTIBLE

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MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

June 30, 2022June 28, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Every little boy has a dream. And for Gru, it’s been to join the Vicious 6. They’re a band of super villains led by Wild Knuckles, Gru’s hero since he was 10. Now he’s 11 and three-quarters, and through a … Continue reading MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

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THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES

September 29, 2017April 22, 2021 Michael J. Casey

There’s an oft-quoted line from a 1982 Frank and Ernest comic strip about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers: As good as Fred was, Ginger could do everything he did, only backward and in heels. Though both actors found success apart, history will forever … Continue reading THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES

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THE BIG SHORT

December 24, 2015August 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore. Howard Beale, Network Well, maybe not. The Big Short is director and co-writer Adam McKay’s run at an All the President’s Men or Network, and though it comes up short *cough cough* … Continue reading THE BIG SHORT

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