Michael Casey

Colorado, United States

Film Critic and Beer Reviewer at Boulder Weekly

Film critic for Boulder Weekly Author of BOULDER COUNTY BEER

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Articles

Documentaries for Concerned Citizens

1 week ago | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Gutter punks ask for handouts on the streets of Los Angeles in The Decline of Western Civilization Part III. Courtesy: Shout! Studios “Concerned about what?”That was the question an attendee at the Conference on World Affairs posed after hearing about the theme of the ongoing Boulder Weekly special issue series: A Survival Guide for Concerned Citizens. “Concerned about the planet?” he added. “About the country? About other countries?”I gave it a thought.
Distress flares: Film streaming survival guide - Boulder Weekly

2 weeks ago | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Who killed the world? Anya-Taylor Joy in Furiosa. Courtesy: Warner Bros We’ve been here before. Sure, it seems worse, and some of the problems we’re facing are novel, but you don’t have to look hard to find analogs and parallels from the past. As Mark Twain put it: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”But then why do we keep ignoring the story, forgetting the message? That’s more a question for philosophers and psychiatrists.
'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' is a must see

1 month ago | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Where Shula is going, she won’t need roads but she’ll need Guinea Fowl. Courtesy: A24 Native to sub-Saharan Africa, the guinea fowl is a communal bird that doubles as a guard animal. Whenever a predator is nearby, guinea fowl begin to chirp in cooperation with other guinea fowl to alert all within earshot that a predator is among them. The families at the heart of On Becoming a Guinea Fowl sure could use a couple of those early warning birds around.
Four picks to make the most of this year’s BIFF

1 month ago | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Iris (Naomi Watts) gets more dog than she bargained for in The Friend. Courtesy: Bleecker Street Media The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) turns 21 this year. If it were a person, it could order a drink. Frankly, BIFF could probably use one, with the sword of Sundance hanging over its head.
‘Paddington in Peru’ is a sweet sentiment for a sour time

2 months ago | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

With Ben Whishaw reprising his vocal role as the marmalade-loving bear, Paddington in Peru is an adventure story in the classic Saturday matinee sense. Courtesy: Sony Pictures Though he’s from the jungles of Peru, Paddington is British through and through. Sent to London by his kind and wise Aunt Lucy, the orphaned bear was adopted by the Brown family, named after the train station where they found him and inserted into a modern-day society that had forgotten its manners.
Art Brut: Filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman through collection of interviews

2 months ago | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Mathew Klickstein. Courtesy: Mathew Klickstein The Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, Tromeo and Juliet, Cannibal! The Musical, Surf Nazis Must Die, the list goes on. Even if you haven’t seen them, you’ve probably heard of them. They’re legendary movies in cult circles, as is the company behind them, Troma Entertainment, co-founded by the one and only, Lloyd Kaufman. “He’s very much out there, like a P.T. Barnum-type of guy,” Mathew Klickstein says.
Ben Chaplin on journalism, tragedy and discomfort in 'September 5'

Jan 15, 2025 | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Ben Chaplin (center) confronts a difficult decision with John Magaro (right) and Peter Sarsgaard (left) in September 5. Courtesy: Paramount Pictures Ben Chaplin wants to surprise you. It’s a simple charge, but it’s what the stage and screen actor of more than 30 years has in mind when he takes a new role. “That’s always my goal: to do something that surprises them, that makes them feel,” the 55-year-old British performer says of the audience.
Idiocracy kicks off CU International Film Series

Jan 8, 2025 | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Terry Crews and Luke Wilson make America pimp again in "Idiocracy." Courtesy: 20th Century Fox They tried to warn us, but the lesson didn’t take. Released in 2006, writer-director Mike Judge’s Idiocracy was offloaded into theaters and damn near buried by distributor 20th Century Fox. In another world, Idiocracy would have come and gone with a few chuckles and plenty of groans.
Denzel Washington gets his due in Denver

Dec 4, 2024 | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Courtesy: The Criterion Collection He’s one of our greatest living actors, and Denver’s Sie FilmCenter is here to prove it with a 10-plus-four film series tracing the range and charisma of the incomparable Denzel Washington. The series kicked off Dec. 1 with Malcolm X — followed by Training Day on Dec. 4 — but you still have a chance to see Virtuosity (Dec. 6-7), Mississippi Masala (Dec. 7), Devil in a Blue Dress (Dec. 8), Inside Man (Dec. 11), Fallen (Dec. 13-14), Philadelphia (Dec. 14), Fences (Dec.
Elevation and the future of filmmaking in Colorado

Nov 13, 2024 | boulderweekly.com | Michael Casey

Director George Nolfi filmed his new sci-fi thriller Elevation on location in Boulder and the surrounding region: “Otherwise, I’m doing all CGI mountains.” Courtesy: Vertical Entertainment An exterminating force has arrived. They come from below, kill without prejudice and cannot be destroyed by traditional means. The one thing that’ll stop them dead in their tracks is any elevation above 8,000 feet. “Well, the script was originally written for above 6,000 feet,” director George Nolfi says.