Thoughtful reviews, the Boulder film scene

" I know a guy married the same dame 3 times then turned around and married her aunt "
— William Demarest, The Lady Eve

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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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David Gordon Green

  • David Gordon Green and Paul Schneider

    Interview by Marty Mapes: Two promising filmmakers speak eloquently about inarticulateness
  • The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

    The Exorcist: Believer Review by Matt Anderson: Those looking for a two-hour fright fest will be sorely disappointed.

  • Halloween Ends (2022)

    Halloween Ends Review by Matt Anderson: This conclusion to the multi-decade slasher saga is destined to be an underrated punk job.

  • Halloween Kills (2021)

    Halloween Kills Review by Matt Anderson: I'ts becoming clear there's some sort of method to director David Gordon Green's madness.

  • Joe (2014)

    Cage finally gets his dirty cuppa Joe Review by Robert Denerstein: Finally, a worthy Nicolas Cage performance

  • The Sitter (2011)

    Review by Robert Denerstein: R-rated rot

  • Your Highness (2011)

    Review by Robert Denerstein: A royal flop

  • Snow Angels (2008)

    Beckinsale needs more Snow Angels to watch over her Review by Marty Mapes: Good meditation on class, but too grim for casual moviegoers and not poetic enough for art-housers

  • Undertow (2004)

    Bell and Alan get caught in the Undertow Review by Marty Mapes: A portrait of the rural South that engages all five senses

  • All the Real Girls (2003)

    Director Green looks for All the Real Girls Review by Marty Mapes: Green's style will put him among the big names of a new generation of filmmakers

  • George Washington (2000)

    DVD review by Marty Mapes: Like eavesdropping on people you didn't even know existed in America