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
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
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
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
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
by Austin GoldDespite what you may have heard, the new Ghostbusters is not a remake, but rather a totally separate reboot. It has a similar structure, but a whole new interior. And it’s not just that they made the characters women — this isn’t Kristen Wiig as Bill Murray or Melissa McCarthy as Dan Aykroyd. … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzThere is no other contemporary film that explores modern romance as deeply as Like Crazy does. The movie tells the story of two college-aged lovers who become confined to their respective home countries due to visa troubles. Their relationship gets put to the ultimate test by the distance between them and the inevitable … Continue reading
by Elizabeth EstenYou don’t need spectacle or a ginormous budget to make a film powerful or game-changing. All of my favorite films do more with so much less than many of the epics I’ve seen. I have always personally preferred smaller character studies like 2007’s Waitress over something like Ben-Hur or even The Godfather. This … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzI’m a diehard Purge fan and I’m not afraid to admit it. James DeMonaco, the writer and director of all three films, has created a believable cinematic world through his small yet successful horror franchise. Election Year packs the survivalist mentality of the first film while also adding in the craziness from Anarchy, … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzThis film has an angry, flame-covered great white shark jumping 15 feet out of the ocean. Yep, you heard me. Go see The Shallows if you want a load of that. Jaume Collet-Serra’s latest thriller features a solid lead performance from Blake Lively, effectively rendered visual effects, decent scares, and some pretty good … Continue reading
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