World War II movies are a common staple in American cinema, but World War I and its horrifying trenches are far less frequently shown on the big screen. British director Sam Mendes’ “1917” closes...

Regardless of your religion (or lack thereof), Christmas is a day that is so pervasive, it's basically unavoidable. For some of us, the annual gift-giving day gets tiresome. Some decide to focus on what's...

If all the neighborliness and good cheer being spread around this time of year is starting to nauseate your inner Scrooge, perhaps it's time to retreat back into the great indoors and snuggle up in front...

Watching “Knives Out” is a little bit like eating sushi. At first, it’s just awful. It's a cacophonous, confusing crap-salad of different textures, tones, styles and jokes that don’t quite land...

Kacey Musgraves is the Christmas queen we may not have put on our wish lists but got anyway. Released on Nov. 29, "The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show" came as a welcomed surprise, unlike the package of...

Movies are fiction. Even when they’re about facts, they’re fiction. This isn’t to say that they are untrue or deceitful, simply that the kinds of truths expressed through film have no tangible, factual...

Life is like a box of chocolates. Or, rather, life is like eating an entire box of chocolates in a single sitting; it’s all fun and games until you get to the end and suddenly regret every decision you've...

Marielle Heller's “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is a good movie. It isn’t great; it isn’t spectacular; it doesn’t tear into the depths of your soul or wrench open the floodgates of your...

With the recent closure of the Downtown Artery, Fort Collins music lovers are looking for other places to support local artists. AJ Frankson, also known by her stage name Janet Earth, is part of the growing...

For most people, a rug that’s been tossed awry wouldn’t spark inspiration, but for Nolan Brumbach, Jay LeCavalier, Jayce Haley, Finn Stowers and Thayer Rexton "Rex" Stowers II, it’s the name of their...

Movie plots are like cakes; they have layers. Unless, of course, the movie is Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” in which case it’s still a cake, but it's more like a funnel cake. The story isn’t a...

There is no artistic medium more liberating than animation. It’s unrestrained by time, space, logic and any and all physical possibility. It's free to morph, explore and experiment with the world however...