by Courtney Ravelo The third and final installment of The Maze Runner series started off with a bang — literally, there were explosions. The much anticipated film was filled with high stakes and rapid action from start to finish. Director Wes Ball took careful time to make sure each character had their shining moment. What … Continue reading
by Michaela Jackson The first time I saw Across the Universe, 8-year-old me wasn’t sure what to make of it. It was dazzling and impressive, but I wasn’t sure what I was looking at and how I was supposed to feel about the film. A little more than a decade later, as I watched this film … Continue reading
by Jon Mendelsohn Coming-of-age years and the pain of puberty can be very difficult for most teenagers. It’s a time of questions, strange experiences, and overall confusion. But no one’s coming-of-age experience is quite as confusing as Dawn O’Keefe’s, the heroine of the 2007 cult horror-comedy film, Teeth. Teeth is a funny and disturbing movie that … Continue reading
by Jonathan Cornell If there’s one thing Steven Spielberg has proven over his multi-decade career in filmmaking, it’s his amazing ability to switch between action and drama. It’s hard to believe the same guy who made Schindler’s List and Bridge Of Spies also made Raiders Of The Lost Ark. While he has made excellent films … Continue reading
by Stephanie Aris As the end of the year arrives and we’re hit with the usual string of Oscar-bait films, it’s nice to get a reminder that not all films need to ponder the meaning of life to be good. Sometimes, just being an hour and a half of ridiculous fun is enough. That’s exactly … Continue reading
by Jake Triola Hot Rod, released ten years ago, embodies the Lonely Island’s emergence into mainstream comedy and, even more so, the dawn of a new generation’s sense of humor. After success on YouTube and then SNL (because of YouTube), the troupe, featuring Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer, decided to make a movie. … Continue reading
by Zachary Kalik Sometimes in life, when you have a bad day, something well made just simply isn’t going to cheer you up. What you need is something so unbelievably bad that its absurdity somehow ends up brightening up your day. It’s ironic that the movie in question, The Room, directed by Tommy Wiseau. was … Continue reading
by PJ Yerman Based on the shocking and hilarious book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, The Disaster Artist is the true story of Greg (Dave Franco), a young aspiring actor who befriends the wacky, enigmatic filmmaker Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) to make what is now considered the “greatest worst movie of all time,” The … Continue reading
by Arleigh Rodgers To the right of a winding road sits three withering billboards, where they pose in the haze of a fog that rests softly in the air. The long, beautiful shots used in the beginning of this film capture the perfect feeling of discovering a quietly elegant attraction. The billboards sit forgotten on … Continue reading
by Jake Triola Bee Movie is the tale of a young nonconformist bee named Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), who’s fed up with the status-quo, which is, apparently, pretty harsh in the world of bees.Every bee goes to school, then to work, and then they die. Not only that, once a bee is assigned a … Continue reading
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