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"Sinners" - Cultural Assimilation and the Fight For Individuality
[very minor spoilers ahead] This week, Ryan Coogler of Black Panther fame made waves with his new movie, Sinners, starring frequent...

Eric Hardman
Apr 236 min read


"Adolescence:" The Most Important Television of the 2020s
We live in a world that has become so saturated with media, that the landscape itself has become insurmountably challenging to navigate....

Eric Hardman
Apr 164 min read


Garmonbozia: The True Cinematic Odyssey of "Twin Peaks"
Can we pinpoint a moment in time where watching TV shows took a step closer to the production value and feeling of a movie? Nowadays,...

Cade Earick
Mar 46 min read


The Movie Disney Wants You to Forget
Disney is among one of the biggest, most successful companies on Earth. For over a century now they have been providing the world with...

Rua Fay
Feb 155 min read


What Makes a Film: "Bad?"
Film, like paintings and music, is an art form, and art is subjective. No matter how thoroughly you analyze a piece of art, there's no...

Rua Fay
Feb 84 min read


Remembering David Lynch (1946-2025)
The word visionary is tossed around quite a bit these days. It seems like any two-bit director who successfully makes a movie marginally...

Zachary Zanatta
Jan 174 min read


"Anora:" A Success Story Nobody Saw Coming
Nearly halfway through the decade, Hollywood wants us to know that the movies are back and bigger than ever, and with awards season...

Zachary Zanatta
Jan 74 min read


Was "Squid Game" Season 2 Worth the Wait?
On December 26th, the highly-anticipated second season of Squid Game premiered on Netflix, much to the delight of fans across the globe....

Rua Fay
Dec 31, 20244 min read


"Emilia Pérez:" The Most Divisive Film of the Year
When the 2025 Golden Globe nominations were released two weeks ago, many were surprised to see that the most nominated film was a Netflix...

Rua Fay
Dec 22, 20243 min read


A Recovering Theater Kid's Thoughts on "Wicked"
2024 has seen the release of over a dozen highly anticipated films from big studios with big names attached. But none have achieved half...

Rua Fay
Dec 1, 20245 min read


Seeing Myself in "The Whale"'s Tragic Villain
Darren Aronofsky's The Whale is not the first thing anyone would think of when it comes to a comforting movie. As a film, it is one of...

Rua Fay
Nov 14, 20245 min read


"Terrifier:" The Box Office's Favorite Clown
Who would have guessed that in 2024, an indie slasher film would be topping the box office, beating out the likes of Tim Burton, Todd...

Rua Fay
Oct 14, 20244 min read


How "Nightbitch" Made Me Afraid of Motherhood
Out of all the films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, few have been more highly anticipated than Marielle Heller's...

Rua Fay
Sep 13, 20244 min read


TV Shows Don’t Hang Out Like They Used To
March 2nd, 1995, the television series Friends aired one of its all-time classic episodes, “The One with All the Poker”. The 18th episode...

Zachary Zanatta
Sep 5, 20244 min read


My Experience at the Black Girls in Media Conference
Black Girls in Media is an organization founded in 2018 by Tasha McCaskiel with the goal of amplifying and uplifting the voices of black...

Abrienne Smith
Aug 28, 20243 min read


Somewhere Over The Zakim: the Many Boston Connections to "The Wizard of Oz."
When it comes to Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz, the first place that probably comes to mind is rural Kansas or even the wonderful...

Rua Fay
Aug 16, 20243 min read


How Pixar Helped Save A Dying Language
Andrew Stanton's Finding Nemo is a movie that holds a special place in the hearts of millions. Its powerful story about parenthood...

Rua Fay
Jul 31, 20243 min read


The Tragic Brilliance of "Moral Orel"
From 2005-2008, Adult Swim aired the stop-motion black comedy: Moral Orel, created by Emmy-winning writer, Dino Stamatopoulos. It's not...

Rua Fay
Jul 5, 20246 min read


The Perplexing Nature of "Kinds of Kindness"
[This review does not contain spoilers] On March 17th, Yorgos Lanthimos released the trailer for his next film, Kinds of Kindness much to...

Rua Fay
Jun 20, 20244 min read


Living My Lifelong Dream at The Cannes Film Festival
On June 17th, 2017, I found myself stranded at another dreaded family function in the suburbs of Boston. Being thirteen at the time there...

Rua Fay
Jun 13, 20245 min read
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