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Droning on
For one brief, shining moment, the completely unnecessary remake of Robocop suggested the possibility of non-suckage. Pat Novak (Samuel L. Jackson), a host of cable news propaganda, frothily and non-ironically...
The long of it
About a decade ago, a bunch of rich assholes collapsed the world’s economy because they were dumb, evil and greedy. They didn’t go to...
A wee whee, mon ami
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has the exact problems you would anticipate an adaptation of a 50-year-old French sci-fi comic book...
Top picks for BIFF
Boulder audiences love a good documentary. And from Feb. 22–25, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) returns to help Boulderites scratch the educational itch...
Anatomically correct
There is a conversation about bullying that is desperately needed in this country. Unfortunately, Bully seemingly isn’t interested in being part of it. Director Lee Hirsch’s film, although clearly well-intentioned, preaches to the choir with pedestrian truisms that...
The right stuff
On May 14, 2018, Tom Wolfe — one of America’s most exuberant writers — died at the age of 88. Among his litany of...
Home is wherever I’m with you
I’ve just always been fascinated by what happens when you take a doodle and breathe life into it,” animation director Tim Johnson says, describing his career and passion. Ever since the birth of the flickering image, writers, directors, animators and viewers have ...
Poor 2013: Films in the coming year
Listen, 2013, you look cool. You really do, with your new Superman movie and lack of Twilight...
An embarrassment of riches
Every year is a great year for the movies, but when was the best? Was it 1939, the year Hollywood gave us The Wizard...
Meet the new boss
Dior. The name itself invokes the very highest of French fashion. One of the original members of haute couture, Christian Dior opened his Parisian house in December of 1946 when he was just 41. By February 1947, Dior launched “The New Look,” as Harper’s Bazaar editor...
Under the radar
Fire up the projector and dim the lights — the 46th Denver Film Festival kicks off this weekend. This year’s slate opens with a...


















