by Kris DiNardiLoving is based on Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred (Ruth Negga) Loving’s nine-year legal battle with the state of Virginia in the 1960’s over the legitimacy of their interracial marriage. After spending a few years in exile in Washington D.C. in order to escape Virginia’s anti-miscegenation laws, the Lovings decided to secretly return … Continue reading
by Byron BixlerThere are several places one could start when addressing the individual parts of Pablo Larrain’s masterpiece, but let’s begin on its most superficial level. Jackie belongs to a group of “snapshot biopics” that have come out in the last few years, catching up with a historical figure during a very brief period of … Continue reading
by Joshua WiederBarry is director Vikram Gandhi’s second film, and his fledgling, amateur directorial tendencies draw attention to themselves quite glaringly in this two-hour coming-of-age biopic about a 20-year-old Barack Obama. In the interest of fictionalization, this film makes a concerted, but subtle effort to draw a distinction between the real man and this fictional … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzMike Mills’s quirky debut, Beginners, is a nostalgic film that can easily resonate with viewers. It’s a love story, a family drama, and a meditation on life all in one. Set in the sunny urban sprawl of Los Angeles, Beginners tells a tale not of melancholy matters but of discovering new pathways to … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzWe all have those films that truly define us — films that, had we never viewed them, we would not be who we are today. For me, that film is Daydream Nation, an independent Canadian release starring Kat Dennings. I didn’t think much of the film when I first saw the trailer, nor … Continue reading
by PJ YermanFor massive Star Wars fans like me, December has become more than just the holiday season. It’s “New Star Wars Movie Month,” something followers of this epic cinematic saga have waited nearly 40 years for. Gone are the days of tapping your foot for three years between films (and 16 between trilogies). The … Continue reading
by Justin Madore Adaptations are extremely common in the film industry, and in some ways, they’ve been fundamental in bringing important and quality stories to filmgoers. One of the first book adaptations was Cinderella in 1899 and soon after, other artistic mediums began to get the same treatment. Over the next century, stage plays, television … Continue reading
by Elizabeth EstenEvery horror fan remembers the first horror movie they ever watched — the movie that made them see the magic of the genre and kickstarted their journey to horror geekdom. For me, that movie was Scream. Wes Craven’s fantastic satire (and its subsequent sequels) on the tropes that fill modern day horror filled … Continue reading
Interview by Byron Bixler Tyler Macri is a junior Cinema & Photography major at Ithaca College and Filmic contributor whose Advanced Cinema Production project is a surreal drama called “What Comes from a Swamp.” Two weeks ago, for the latest installment of an interview series by the Cinephile Delinquents (the official podcast of Filmic Magazine), … Continue reading
by PJ Yerman I have a riddle for you. What’s big, expensive and making better movies than Pixar? Nope, it’s not that company that can only produce feature-length toy commercials for Minions; it might just be Disney Animation Studios. Moana, directed by animation veterans Ron Clements & John Musker (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid), tells the … Continue reading
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