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…
Cosplay Culture
By Trinity King ’24 Ever since I was a child, I have always been obsessed with TV shows, movies, and books. I loved fantasy in particular, because it allowed me to escape into realities unlike mine, and unicorns and dragons…
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…
Miss Americana and the Heart Pulling Doc
By Grace McLean “I want to love glitter and also stand up for the double standards that exist in our society. I want to wear pink and tell you how I feel about politics. And I don’t think that those…
Sonic The Hedgehog: The Best 90’s Movie To Not Release in the 90’s
by Simon Wickwire While there is a decently sized fanbase for Sonic the Hedgehog, the idea of this movie seems about 20 years too late. Sonic as a video game mascot today does not have the same impact he had during…
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is beautiful
“Hello neighbor.” The first things we see and hear in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood should strike all the right pangs of familiarity. Set to the gentle, calming tinkles on a piano, we see the grainy film images of…
Ford v Ferrari: Dawn of Racecars
“James Bond does not drive a Ford.” “Well, that’s because he’s a degenerate.” This just feels like a throwback, doesn’t it? There’s something about Ford v Ferrari that evokes the days of cinema gone by, even though its closest analog…
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