The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Sam Stashower

The Most Disappointing Movies of 2020

Of all the lists about 2020 movies, this is the most 2020

Rundown of every HBO/Cinema release planned for 2021

Streaming AND cinema? At the same time?!?!? The mind boggles

Knives Out and The Irishman; One Year Later

Today, November 27th, was a hell of a day in film…one year ago

On the Rocks, and the pain of waiting for uncertain news

By Sam Stashower ’22 I first saw Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola’s first collaboration with Bill Murray, about five or so years ago, and at first I didn’t get it. I thought it was slow, and ponderous, and that it…

Horror Documentaries, Perfect for Halloween Viewing

By Sam Stashower ’22 Cropsey Missing children, hidden underground tunnels, Devil-worshiping cults, killers with hooks for hands, an abandoned sanatorium…it’s almost hard to believe that this is real life. The realm between fact and folklore is a tenuous one. This…

Joker; One Year Later

By Sam Stashower ’22 Alright, so, Joker. Bit of a throwback, right? It only came out a year ago, but what even is a year ago in these quarantine times? Feels like at least a decade’s come and gone since…

Rundown of the Best Films of 2019

The Farewell The beauty of cinema is its ability to connect us empathetically with people in situations we might not otherwise be familiar with, or even aware of. For myself, I was unaware of the Eastern practice of not telling…

Knocking Down the One-Inch Barrier: Parasite Wins

There was a moment, a tangible moment, where Director Bong transcended from “well-respected director” and became a bona-fide Savior of Cinema. It was right after Parasite won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language. It was a significant…