"I believe that as much as you influence your film, the film also influences you. You think you are in control but then things happen that you didn’t anticipate. That’s cinema, and you need to be open and listen to … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison 75/100 “Everybody still wants to be Harvey.” This sentiment isn’t explicitly expressed in The Beta Test until the end of the film, but nevertheless makes itself felt from the get-go as we follow Hollywood agent Jordan … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 75/100 "Da da da da da da macarana!" Contrary to popular sentiment, Alexia played by Agathe Rousselle having sex with a car in the opening minutes of the film is actually one of the tamest and … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 It's been about a year and a half since No Time to Die was originally intended to bow into theaters. Cary Joji Fukanaga of True Detective fame, publicly picked up the fallen pieces of Boyle's … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 40/100 Although Silent Night was filmed right before the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels like a film in response to it. The film begins like a traditional Christmas movie. There are cloudy cool skies, saccharine Christmas pop … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison In these retrospectives, Anna will be looking back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, providing context around the films, criticizing them, pointing out their groundwork for the future, and telling everyone her favorite scene, because her opinion … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams 60/100 Serene. This is the only possible way I can describe the beginning of 1986's classic zombie horror film Devil Story (Devil Story: Il était une fois le diable) what is to come. A peaceful morning, … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 60/100 "Let the play begin", says a narrator as the camera pushes toward the window of a house from outside, while inside, a woman opens the window's curtain. It marks the beginning of the film as … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams 63/100 Ever since Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, no one has looked at a body of water the same. That impending fear in the back of our minds that at any moment a shark can come and eat … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams 65/100 Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Best Director: Danny Boyle; Slumdog Millionaire In these retrospectives, Alexander will be going through the Best Picture and Best Director winners for the Academy Awards, discussing the history, the films as … Continue reading.
