by Haley GoetzBased on the 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue, Room is an emotionally-charged film that is sure to leave an imprint. Director Lenny Abrahamson really excels at bringing a great source-to-screen adaptation to life. The film carries with it an intrinsic weight, as its central topic is a rather dark thing to grapple with. … Continue reading
by Byron BixlerStar Wars means a great deal to me – I suppose that’s as good a place to start as any. Perhaps it’s a frivolous aside to make, but when confronting the long awaited seventh installment of the most widely beloved franchise out there, I think you should know where I’m coming from. I … Continue reading
by Jacob SullivanIf one was to marathon all the Hunger Games films in order, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 would come off as a fitting and exciting finale to the saga, but on its own, the franchise finale is poorly paced, boring and overwhelmingly mediocre. With the exception of a few decently exciting … Continue reading
by Elizabeth EstenIn 2001, The Boston Globe‘s “Spotlight” team was given the task of investigating further into a story about a local priest accused of abusing children. The team, led by Walter Robertson (Michael Keaton), ended up uncovering a pattern in how the Boston Archdiocese deals with priests who have molested children, revealing a greater … Continue reading
by Haley Goetz I recently read that Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation has been widely considered within critic circles to be the best film that came out of the early 2000’s. This is saying a lot, as this time in cinema brought a huge amount of growth, innovation and storytelling that hadn’t been seen in … Continue reading
by Justin MadoreAh, Christmas movies: they’re nostalgic, magical and, usually, disappointing. While we have classic holiday films such as It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, Elf and Die Hard, it’s often a genre full of uninspired, heartless garbage. Looking to remedy the problem, Jonathan Levine and Seth Rogen have teamed up again to bring … 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 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 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
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