On Monday, January 10, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2021. In total, 44 movies received nominations with The Power … Continue reading And the nominees are…
What does home mean to you? That’s the question Flee director Jonas Poher Rasmussen poses to Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee on the eve of marrying his boyfriend. Amin has a story from his past to tell. And until he does, there … Continue reading Escape the Virtual/Experience/The Virtual Escape: The 44th Denver Film Festival
Reporting from the Telluride Film Festival. There’s a not insignificant part of me that wants to reject King Richard. Here is the story of Venus and Serena Williams—two of the greatest tennis players to ever set foot on the court—filtered through the … Continue reading KING RICHARD
There’s no point in rehashing the plot of Aladdin, Disney’s 2019 live-action remake of their similarly titled 1992 animated film—screenwriters John August and Guy Ritchie (who also directs) closely follow the story of a diamond-in-the-rough street rat and his monkey sidekick … Continue reading ALADDIN
Just in time for college football bowl games and the NFL playoffs, Concussion tells the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith), the Nigerian-born forensic pathologist who discovered and named chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of several recently deceased NFL … Continue reading CONCUSSION
Michael J. Cinema 