Eleven GroothuisSteel This Book: Criterion, Arrow, and the Golden Age of Home Video PackagingEvery new story or essay in late March 2020 is inevitably about the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. I can’t avoid…Mar 24, 20201Mar 24, 20201
Eleven GroothuisLoose Change: 35mm Film Day at the SieTwo days ago (3/5) was 35mm Film Day at the Sie, and for the occasion the Denver Film Society showcased four films on 35mm. That alone…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
Eleven GroothuisQueer Magic Players Deserve BetterI was moments ago reading up on the horrifically biphobic and queerphobic treatment of Chandra Nalaar’s sexuality in War of the Spark…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Eleven GroothuisDFF42 In Review: A Particularly Cruel YearThe time has finally come; the climax has begun. An anxious nation sits in rapt attention as it waits to see if the rebels will defeat the…Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Eleven GroothuisDFF42 Day 7: There Can Be No WinnerSteve Bannon is a terrible, utterly reprehensible human being. I thought that before American Dharma, and I still think that, but for…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Eleven GroothuisIrreducible, Irreplaceable, and Non-Repeatable: DFF42 Day 5Yesterday was Day 5 of the Denver Film Festival, and it was probably the best day of the festival. It’s early to say that, I know, but it…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Eleven GroothuisCounterclockwise: A DFF42 InterludeWhen it comes to film festivals, we talk a lot about the movies we see. The movies are why we go to film festivals, after all. But in the…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Eleven GroothuisFrownland, Knives Out, and DFF42 Day 1Last night was the opening night of the 42nd Denver Film Festival.Nov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019
Eleven GroothuisAnt-Man in Twin Peaks (Trailer)In the game & comic shop I spend time in, they’ve been discussing a certain new movie trailer at great length. Yet for someone who loiters…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
