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TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL 2009

Matt Cale reviews the latest from Herzog, Haneke, Todd Solondz, Clooney, and more.

By Matt Cale: September 9, 2009
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WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL 2009

A moderate sized but respectable film festival, the WFF has grown each year to its current crop of 198 films ...
By Alex K.: April 11, 2009
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WITCH HUNT

2008 Denver International Film Festival After watching the infuriating Witch Hunt, my immediate attention turned to finding someone to blame. Perhaps ...
By Matt Cale: November 24, 2008
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NOT YOUR TYPICAL BIGFOOT MOVIE

2008 Denver International Film FestivalA man’s true character is revealed not by how he makes a living, his outward appearance, ...
By Matt Cale: November 21, 2008
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DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER

2008 Denver International Film FestivalThere’s a myth afoot, origins unknown, that life is worth living. It’s a powerful elixir, ...
By Matt Cale: November 19, 2008
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MUST READ AFTER MY DEATH

2008 Denver International Film Festival The “memoir movie,” though often a trial of unearned self-importance, can often yield great bounty, as ...
By Matt Cale: November 18, 2008
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THE CLASS

2008 Denver International Film Festival Movies about teachers inevitably become exercises in sentimentality and wistful nostalgia, as we are instructed to ...
By Matt Cale: November 17, 2008
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SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL 2007

As with most American cities, there is a war for the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and as expected, it largely involves money.

By Matt Cale: December 3, 2007
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OFF THE GRID LIFE ON THE MESA

This isolated neighborhood is “the world’s largest outdoor insane asylum.”

By Matt Cale: November 18, 2007
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WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER

Who is your daddy and what does he do.

By Matt Cale: September 5, 2007