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Most devastating movie of our time? -We Live In Time

Posted on December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 by Avery McAdams
I recently went to the theaters and watched the so called “romantic comedy” We Live In Time. I had heard many reviews that gravitated me towards this movie, the most common being that it w... Read More

The Conversation : Ford Coppola

Posted on December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 by Dila Batum
Over the weekend, my partner asked me to watch Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, his favorite movie. At first I was hesitant, but now I csn say that this movie is a masterclass in subtle stor... Read More

Costuming in the film Jojo Rabbit- Avery McAdams

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by Avery McAdams
One of the most interesting films that i’ve ever watched is Jojo Rabbit. This film follows a young boy being raised during World War Two being heavily indoctrinated with Nazi beliefs. He meets a... Read More

A Story of Hope: Reflecting on The Shawshank Redemption

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Lester Martin
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

The power that loyalty, betrayal, and unity has in fighting oppression in RRR

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
When we first began talking about the film RRR in class I didn’t think it would be very entertaining for me personally, however, this was completely not the case. I am very interested in history and... Read More

Race and Media in Nope

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
First off I enjoyed the film NOPE which was a bit surprising because I normally am not the biggest fan of horror films. However, I thought that the film did an excellent job of using multiple levels b... Read More

Documentary Forms of Ideology and Critique: A Comparison of Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Leo Chen
During this Thanksgiving break, I had the chance to watch Malcolm X, another piece of work by Spike Lee which he presents the racial tensions in the American society in a completely different forms co... Read More

Time Cut: Netflix’s Treacherous Attempt at Time Travel

Posted on November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 by Hannah Baskin
Audiences find comfort in films where they know what to expect. When I pressed play on Netflix’s new original film Time Cut (2024), I was confident that my next ninety minutes would comprise of high... Read More

Holy Motors: What did I just watch?

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Victoria Keane
I not gonna lie, I really enjoyed Holy Motors. The movie was so odd with so many twists and strange sequences, it felt almost like a peek into the subconscious of an actor on acid. As we have learned,... Read More

Effects of marginalization in the film NOPE- Avery McAdams

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Avery McAdams
Something that immediately grasped my attention when looking for themes in the film NOPE was the theme of marginalization. The film opened pretty early on with a setting of OJ and his sister Emerald H... Read More
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