Earlier this semester, I watched The Shawshank Redemption after noticing it was the highest rated film on IMDB. The movie, almost three hours long, at first felt like a typical “prison escape” sto...Read More
Finals season brings its fair share of stress, but one thing I look forward to every year is the release of Spotify Wrapped. It’s more than just a recap of my year in music—it feels like my annual...Read More
Holy Motors, directed by Leos Carax, is a movie that challenges viewers with its unusual storytelling. In the film, we follow Monsieur Oscar as he moves through different sorts of “appointments...Read More
Chapter 9 of Film Art focused primarily on film genres, and their role in categorizing films, shaping audience expectations, and serving as both artistic tools and marketing techniques. Movie Ge...Read More
Throughout the duration of Citizen Kane, I found myself to be detached from the film; I was not entirely sure as to what the purpose of it was. Considered as one of the most influential films of all t...Read More
“The Zone of Interest is possibly the least overtly traumatic film about the Holocaust ever made, yet it’s devastating in the quietest way” is a line from the following Time Magazine article by ...Read More
Have you ever wondered why certain photos look so dynamic while others not so much? The answer lies in the same principles filmmakers use: cinematography. As we learned with mise-en-scene, as viewers,...Read More
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is a comedy/adventure film directed by Wes Anderson. Though I have previously watched and largely enjoyed “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” one of Anderson’...Read More