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A fun, fierce and frivolous political act
Tuesday, Oct. 13 marks the halfway point for TCM’s Women Make Film series — easily the cinematic highlight of 2020 — and the premiere...
Karate chop to the throat
The feverish mixed martial arts infomercial Warrior opens up so many cans of emotional whup-ass that after a while you think: Enough! It’s whupped! It’s whupped! And yet the tears will flow by the gallon...
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
If someone asks you to name a mermaid, any mermaid, what is the first name that comes to mind? Lorelei? Madison? Ariel? Probably the...
A history of violence
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion ... I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do...
Out of the frying pan
All stories have to begin somewhere. Brimstone & Glory, the new documentary about Mexico’s weeklong National Pyrotechnics Festival, takes place in modern-day Tultepec, but...
‘The happy munchkin of sex’
Let’s talk about sex.
Or better yet, let’s talk about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a 4-foot-7, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who loves to talk about sex. For...
‘Once upon a time in Uganda’
Isaac Nabwana was a bricklayer with movies on his mind. But Uganda didn’t have the resources for Isaac’s dreams. By Isaac’s admission, his neighborhood,...
Chasing inclusion
From Aug. 10-13, the CinemaQ Film Festival — Denver’s only LGBTQ movie event — returns to the Sie Film Center for four days of...
Season’s screenings
Not since the pandemic of 2020 (and 2021, 2022...) has the film calendar looked this uncertain. A dual strike from the Writers Guild of...
In praise of the shared experience
The theatrical release of Roma is the cinematographic event of the year. Initially acquired by Netflix for their streaming service, Roma’s visual and aural...
Ushering in a great era film
Last weekend in an epic mix-up of Steve Harvey proportions, underdog Moonlight triumphed over the season’s darling La La Land to win best picture...
Grapes and seeds
The inaugural A Taste of Art: Boulder’s Art and Food Festival at The Dairy Center for the Arts includes several interesting documentaries. Here are BW’s picks for the tastiest viewing. A wine tasting from Hazel’s Wine Bar will follow the screening of A Year in ...


















