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Nandini Likki
Aug 19, 20235 min read
Tarring the Black Swan: Perfectionism in Tár and Black Swan
The allure of the classic perfectionist story makes sense. Audiences are naturally drawn to classic Icarus types like Phantom Thread’s...
Alyssa White
Aug 18, 20235 min read
The Sound of Regret in Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010)
https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/trends/2020/jul/18/why-the-cobb-mal-relationship-in-inception-isnt-a-tragedy-19406.html Christopher...
Tarryn Gaherty
Aug 8, 20233 min read
Southern Comfort: the Early 2000’s Trans Documentary that Remains Relevant
From a lack of access to healthcare and education to limited legal protections, trans rights continue to remain under attack throughout...
Rebecca Yang
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Talk to Me (2023): Using Possession to Cope with Grief
With horror classics such as I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and recent releases like Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022), the horror...
Maddy Burger
Aug 3, 20233 min read
Barbie: It’s Not As Pink And White As We Think It Is
WARNING: Spoilers. Life in plastic is actually not fantastic. …Maybe. After much anticipation, our Pink Paradise is here! But it is no...
Alyssa White
Aug 1, 20234 min read
Barbie: A Film Review
https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/barbie-cast-vs-barbie-dolls The anticipation surrounding Greta Gerwig’s newest film, Barbie (2023),...
Samuel Mroz
Aug 1, 20234 min read
Barbie Brings the Heat in Hot Pink, Redefining the Gold Standard of Movie Marketing
It may come to no one’s surprise that any successful movie is often backed by a thorough marketing campaign. Think red carpets and flashy...
Tarryn Gaherty
Jul 25, 20234 min read
Zoom Horror Films: Ill-Timed or Helping Us Process Covid-19?
As seen in hit shows like Grey's Anatomy, black-ish, and This Is Us, the entertainment industry has attempted to incorporate dialogue and...
Nandini Likki
Jul 25, 20232 min read
SAG-AFTRA and WGA Take to the Streets to Strike
Last week, on July 14th, the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (or SAG-AFTRA) announced that they...
Rebecca Yang
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Past Lives (2023): Exploring the What Ifs
Imagine creating a film that speaks so well to the lasting effects of immigration, the feeling of longing, and the subtlety of romance....
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