by Luke Harbur From the October 2015 IssueScott Pilgrim vs. the World: a perfectly cast, fast-paced, colorful, relatable and respectable film deserving praise for each shot. Criticism for this film also deserves recognition, but it serves to be trite in the grand scheme of the film as a whole. Scott Pilgrim is one of the … Continue reading
by Justin MadoreProlific director, Ridley Scott, has returned to theaters this fall with his newest sci-fi film, The Martian. While his recent directorial efforts have certainly been lackluster, The Martian is a true return to form for the man who has given us other great sci-fi films such as Alien and Blade Runner. Drawing inspiration … Continue reading
by Jacob Sullivan From the October 2015 IssueMad Max 2: The Road Warrior (George Miller, 1981) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior offers exactly what should be expected from any entry in the Mad Max series. Hot off the success of the first film, Director George Miller ramps up the violence, mayhem, and speed to … Continue reading
by Paige Conley From the October 2015 Issue I buried you. I buried an empty casket. Your body rained down lumps of flesh splashing into the sea eaten by sharks. You did it. If I say I’m not crazy, Well that hardly helps my case. From the middle of my forehead through the left side … Continue reading
Review by Byron Bixler From the October 2015 Issue As someone who generally finds bodybuilding to be kind of repulsive, I’m pleasantly surprised to say that I found Pumping Iron to be an enthralling documentary on the subject. The film brings attention to the many personalities training at Gold’s Gym in California and beyond as … Continue reading
by Byron Bixler & Eli Hayes From the April 2015 Issue Basket Case (Henenlotter, 1982) A hideous growth vaguely resembling a partial human being is separated from a boy at a young age only to be reunited and carried about in a large wicker basket, occasionally released to exact its revenge on those who dared … Continue reading
by Jordan Aaron & Joel Kalow From the April 2015 Issue Joel Kalow: What do we look for when we go to the movies? Visceral pleasure (there’s a reason those Michael Bay movies break the box office every other year), narrative experiments, old-fashioned, epic storytelling. We go for the laughs, the tears, and the in-betweens. … Continue reading
by Byron Bixler From the April 2015 Issue Gang Tapes (Adam Ripp, 2001) Released just two years after The Blair Witch Project popularized the found footage genre, Gang Tapes was – to my knowledge – the first film to use the approach to chronicle the day-to-day life of black urban youth. It’s not a bad … Continue reading
From the April 2015 Issue Over a period of two weeks, magazine members were asked to submit ranked lists reflecting the very best 2014 films they saw. Fourteen lists were ultimately received and 46 titles of considerable diversity were mentioned, including four animated films, two documentaries, five summer blockbusters and six foreign language films. The … Continue reading
by Mikayla Mislak From the April 2015 Issue Homosexuals were once thought of as an unspeakable minority hidden in early film, whose “agenda” was believed to be powerful enough to corrupt even the most pure of heart. In reality, these innocent people were an unrepresented population whose idea of love was seen as sinful by … Continue reading
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