by Alistair Bennie Underwood This film should not make me feel as confused and bored as it does. The fantasy children’s film from director Zach Helm and stars Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman and Zach Mills was mediocre from start to finish. This movie should have been some sort of grand adventure, or at … Continue reading
by Tyler Jennes Let’s be honest here – coming right off of Mute, any sci-fi film would’ve seemed great by comparison. I am thankful that we’re living in a time where hard sci-fi films are becoming more accepted. So, even when you have the occasional misfire, you’ll still have recent works like Arrival, Interstellar, and … Continue reading
by Tyler Jennes Tightly-written, memorable, engaging, comprehensible – these are the words I’d use to describe Moon, Duncan Jones’ inventive and high-quality 2009 sci-fi film. He then followed that up with Source Code, a refreshingly smart mainstream action film with some solid performances to spare. Jones was, to many, an infallible filmmaker until the much-anticipated … Continue reading
by Michaela Jackson There are some films you MUST see in theaters to truly appreciate the emotions they elicit in the members of the audience. Streaming films at home is undoubtedly masochistic because audience members are depriving themselves of rich, unique experiences that one could only get in a theater. Black Panther is a film … Continue reading
by Jake Triola With Phantom Thread, the newest film from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, the filmmaker gives his audience an abundance of cinematic pleasures: suspense, romance, tension, mystery, beauty, and laughter. It’s a continuation of Anderson’s impressive oeuvre of eclectic works which seem completely different and undeniably congruous. The movie introduces us to the House … Continue reading
by Seamus Mulhern The Netflix viewing experience has drawn ire from many film traditionalists. While it offers great opportunities to unique filmmakers that wouldn’t usually have a voice in Hollywood, admittedly, something is lost when watching a film in your home as opposed to a theater. This discourse around the subject, frankly, sucks because it … Continue reading
by Michaela Jackson Cinema has cunning ways of delivering people what they didn’t know they wanted, but what their souls unconsciously very much needed. 2017 was an especially wonderful year for film. We were shown contemporary stories that were crucial for offering some sort of lifeline amidst the chaos of the modern world and nostalgic … Continue reading
by Arleigh Rodgers There is something eerie and disquieting about the Mississippi Delta in Mudbound. The distinctive burn of the Southern sun mingles with the tension between black and white residents, the squelch of wet mud beneath their feet, and the dust that filters through the air. Brought to life by Rachel Morrison’s enthralling cinematography … Continue reading
by Haley Goetz Greta Gerwig’s sublime Lady Bird begins with a fight. A mother is driving her daughter back home after they have spent considerable time touring colleges together. They’re listening to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath on tape and as soon as the book comes to a close, the bickering begins. Initially, this … Continue reading
by Arleigh Rodgers I, Tonya, in shape, form, and execution, is spectacular. Who knew that a story so ugly depicting a character so abused could grace the screen with such elegance? Director Craig Gillespie’s bitter mockumentary has achieved a humorous, yet admirably balanced tone in this fictionalized retelling of the 1994 attack on Olympic ice … Continue reading
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