Thoughtful reviews, the Boulder film scene

" I am the monster’s mother "
— Sigourney Weaver, Alien Resurrection

MRQE Top Critic

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

Sponsored links

Curtis Hanson

  • 8 Mile (2002)

    Eminem drives 8 Mile back home Review by Marty Mapes: a good drama, portrait of poverty, and mainstream taste of rap

  • Wonder Boys (2000)

    Review by Marty Mapes: A well-acted tempest in a teapot

  • L.A. Confidential (1997)

    Review by Marty Mapes