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…
Goucher’s Identity and Moving Forward
I took Peace Studies 124: Being Human my second semester on campus. As part of the course, we spent a lot of time discerning and reflecting on our values on both individual and group levels. With this, we also grappled…
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…
Go go Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit is a movie that will confuse some, annoy more, and anger most. It’s an “anti-hate” satire that’s been accused by some of heinous bowdlerization; of being a “Heartwarming Holocaust feel-good flick” that ignores, or paves over, the atrocities…
Parasite infects American cinema with its brilliance
Man, the new movie by the guy who directed Snowpiercer is really picking up steam! …get it? Picking up steam? Because it’s from the same director who did Snowpiercer? The movie about the train that never stops? Get it? Ah,…
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