From the December 2015 Issue When I was younger, I was diagnosed with a terminal disease. I had contracted cinephilia at the age of three. Now, whether or not that joke was in good taste isn’t the point. The point is that now you’re trapped, reading every word I write. I am here to share … Continue reading
by Justin Madore From the October 2015 Issue With the recent success of Straight Outta Compton, we take a look back at Tinseltown’s role in hip hop’s steady rise from a niche NYC curiosity to a cultural sensation; From headphones to Hollywood. In 2015, there’s no denying the impact of hip hop on American and … Continue reading
by Erica Noboa Part of our coverage of the 2015 Ithaca International Fantastic Film FestivalEver since her brother was supposedly abducted by aliens, our heroine, Otsuki Haruko (Moeka Nozaki), has been on the search for a paranormal encounter of her own. She starts off as an awkward high school student who has an obsession with … Continue reading
by Sam Paulson From the October 2015 Issue Antichrist (2009) Antichrist is the first film in the trilogy and plays like Trier’s version of a torture porn movie. It deals with the pain of depression, both in an emotional and physical sense. While the film shares many similar visual motifs with the Saw franchise, it … Continue reading
by Francesca Hodge & Tyler Macri From the October 2015 IssueJoshua Oppenheimer’s documentary, The Look of Silence follows an Indonesian optician, Adi Rukun, as he confronts the men responsible for his brother’s murder. The audience quickly learns the facts surrounding the anti-communist genocide that swept across Indonesia nearly fifty years earlier and the failed military … Continue reading
by Justin Bertolero From the October 2015 IssueEveryone loves going to the movies. Some people have strange rituals when it comes time to take a seat at their local cinema, but there is one thing that many agree on: you can’t miss the previews. This classic staple of the big screen is an often overlooked … Continue reading
by Justin Bertolero From the December 2015 IssueSteven Spielberg is easily one of the most recognizable names in modern cinema, having churned out hit movies since his breakthrough blockbuster, Jaws in 1975. Prior to this massive hit, Spielberg was hired by ABC to direct a TV movie based on a Richard Matheson short story. After … Continue reading
by Byron Bixler Part of our coverage of the 2015 Ithaca International Fantastic Film FestivalAs with nearly all Sion Sono films, Love & Peace defies classification. It’s a deeply weird and tonally bonkers odyssey with a narrative that strays all over the place, but somehow it works, and the result is one of the most … Continue reading
by Susan Brancaccio From the October 2015 IssueCatherine (Elisabeth Moss), seeking emotional exile after experiencing an unpleasant breakup as well as the traumatic loss of her father, agrees to go on a one-week getaway at her friend Virginia’s (Katherine Waterston) lake house. What should be a relaxing break from reality instead only deepens Catherine’s feelings … Continue reading
by Mikayla Mislak From the October 2015 Issue In a place between fairytale and real, she finds you, the one with the hands bleeding of smoke. Take a drink from her saintly palms. She prays to your unrested soul, which lays somewhere between rose bushes and the forced servitude of human furniture. Although anchored by … Continue reading
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