by Jacqueline BorwickImagine the classic childhood game of truth or dare elevated to life or death extremes. That may give you a sense of the premise of Nerve. In an internet obsessed world, “Nerve” is an online game where users opt to be either a watcher or a player. The players receive dares which are … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Five from David Fincher
by Elizabeth EstenPretty much every cinephile you will ever meet in your lifetime has a list of directors who changed the way they look at movies. My list is pretty long, but here is the condensed version: Quentin Tarantino, Danny Boyle and, most important of all, David Fincher. Fincher began his career back in the … Continue reading
Sausage Party
by Justin MadoreIt started with a simple concept. What if food had feelings? Although the idea for the film started this way, it grew into something much more complex. Sausage Party has been the talk of the Internet for a while now thanks to an incredible and shocking reveal trailer, with cinephiles and casual moviegoers … Continue reading
RANT SPOT: Megan is Missing
by Elizabeth EstenBack in December, I was eating dinner with a few friends when one of them brought up that she had recently watched a little film called Megan is Missing. I asked what she thought of it. She described it as “scary” and “shocking,” which sparked my interest. Over winter break, I decided to … Continue reading
Star Trek Beyond
by Justin MadoreWay back in 2009, J.J. Abrams breathed life into the dormant Star Trek franchise by rebooting it as a summer blockbuster. Since then, the IP has been having a little bit of a resurgence. Abrams’s film was successful enough to spawn two sequels, (Into Darkness and Beyond), a few commercial video games, and … Continue reading