The 2026 edition of the Denver Film Festival opened last night. By festival’s end, it will present 129 features, documentaries and shorts, not to mention other presentations and conversations.

In recent weeks, a host of colorful summer visitors left Fort Collins. KUNC commentator Peter Moore casts a sad eye toward the south, and prepares to welcome winter guests to his backyard hot tub.

Wilson tells a story about himself after his HBO show had ended and he was looking for what to do next. The picture has a little to do with history and with concrete, but mostly it’s a rambling, amiable voyage through John Wilson’s world.

It’s one of the great film festivals, and unlike most has never taken the celebrity path that turns many festivals into big publicity bashes.

Our state is seeing slightly cooler temperatures lately. And more precipitation may even be on the way in the months ahead. But waiting for a little rain or snow can be nerve-wracking.

Colorado holds some of the most magnificent mountains in the world. But that doesn’t mean you have to climb them.

Christopher Nolan’s heavily publicized film of Homer’s The Odyssey is now showing in theaters. It’s important to see past all the hoopla because what’s actually there is a good film that doesn’t need the interference of publicity.

Peter Moore made new friends near his home in Fort Collins. Then they were evicted by bulldozers. He wants to welcome them back, even if they bark at him when he walks by.

The new animated movie Jinsei is the first feature by Japanese filmmaker Ryuya Suzuki, who taught himself to do animation so he could occupy his time after he lost his restaurant job during the pandemic. He raised the money to make the movie through crowdsourcing. While Suzuki may be new to this game, he’s made an astonishing picture.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is planning to reintroduce another carnivore to the state’s high country. KUNC commentator Peter Moore says it can’t happen soon enough.