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Opinion — Review of Saltburn

Opinion — Review of Saltburn

Megan Poe January 26, 2024

Somebody– the internet– told me this was the movie of the year. This was the movie that would change my view of cinema, and my view of life. There would be before Saltburn and after Saltburn. I did...

Joleigh Martinez

Opinion — “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” review

Chloe Everson December 7, 2023

Over Thanksgiving break, I was able to see the new "Hunger Games" movie, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," based off the book by Suzanne Collins. In the weeks and even months leading up to the release...

Opinion — Review of “Tár”

Opinion — Review of “Tár”

Harry Stine April 19, 2023

It was Wednesday, March 29, a little after 10 a.m. I was still in my pajamas. I was on my third cup of coffee, and I was sitting in front of my laptop thinking about Tár, last year’s critical hit film...

Opinion — Review of “Skinamarink”

Opinion — Review of “Skinamarink”

Jakob Ross January 20, 2023

I do not have a clue how it was done but watching “Skinamarink” was like reliving childhood trauma.  Like everyone else, I was afraid of the dark as a kid. I was not necessarily afraid of the dark...

Opinion — Review of Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Opinion — Review of “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies”

Andie Balenger, Opinion Editor September 12, 2022
Best described as Gen Z’s whodunit film, “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” puts a spotlight on our protagonist, Bea, as she spends a night with her new girlfriend’s lifelong pals. After an afternoon spent partying, the group decides to play a childhood game where one of the players is a “murderer” and has to take out all participants before they are ousted. However, after tension between the friend group rises and the power goes out, the party game suddenly becomes their reality.
Opinion—Review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

Opinion—Review of Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’

Andie Balenger, contributing writer October 28, 2021
As the previews began to roll, there were only a few things I knew for certain: “Dune” would contain a lot of sand, a painful box, and a blue-eyed Zendaya.

Opinion—Film Review: Cycling into Italian Neorealism with ‘Bicycle Thieves’

Dreyma Beronja, News Editor September 3, 2021
Italian Neorealism film, Bicycle Thieves, show viewers that the little things may not always be that little.
Oh, deer: upcoming, strange, disturbing film to flatline in theaters

Oh, deer: upcoming, strange, disturbing film to flatline in theaters

Michael Brzezinski October 26, 2017

Yorgos Lanthimos is one of the most intriguing filmmakers in the film industry today. He has quickly and surely carved out his own niche of deadpan sadistic satire. Lanthimos has been a thrilling solution...

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