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"Avatar 2" Might Be Exactly What We Need
Like it or not, Avatar was a phenomenon. Not only shattering box office records but also setting a new bar for computer generated...

Zachary Zanatta
Jun 6, 20225 min read


Why A24 Needs To Show Up at the 2023 Oscars
In just 10 years, A24 has become one of the most recognizable brands outside of the major studio system operating as an independent...

Danny Jarabek
May 31, 20225 min read


How Alma Har'el Captures Abuse
In 2019, Israeli-American director, Alma Har'el took home the Director's Guild of America Award for First Time Feature Film for Honey...

Rua Fay
May 24, 20223 min read


A Career Lost to Time: The Story of Valeska Suratt
According to Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation,"half of all American films made before 1950 and over 90% of films made before 1929 are...

Rua Fay
May 20, 20224 min read


The Disaster That Was "Dear Evan Hansen"
Broadway musicals have not always made smooth transitions to film. Although there are some outliers such as West Side Story, The Sound of...

Rua Fay
May 15, 20226 min read


Johnny Depp's 11 Best Performances
Ever since 1984, Johnny Depp has been one of America's most prominant, respected actors, with a resume that spans dozens of genres,...

Rua Fay
May 8, 20224 min read


Lecter vs. Lecter
It's difficult to find a fictional character with a more notorious name than Hannibal Lecter. Ever since his first appearance in the 1981...

Rua Fay
May 2, 20224 min read


The Backhanded Brilliance of the Seinfeld Finale.
May 14th, 1998, an estimated 76.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the finale of Seinfeld. The show began as a moderately successful NBC...

Zachary Zanatta
Apr 25, 20224 min read


The Perfect Movie For The Kid Who's Lost All Hope
Depression is an extremely common subject in the world of film, being one of the more common mental illnesses, it's no surprise that so...

Rua Fay
Apr 18, 20224 min read


Legacy Sequels (And Why They Should End)
Sequels are no new concept. Any franchise with a successful first installment is bound to garner a sequel or two (or 9 if you’re...

Zachary Zanatta
Apr 11, 20223 min read


How a Couple, a Muralist, and Movie Star Changed Baltimore
Perhaps one of the most overlooked art scenes in the United States lies in Baltimore, Maryland. It's difficult to turn a corner in the...

Rua Fay
Apr 3, 20223 min read


What Will Smith's Outburst Means For The Future of The Academy
After an eventful night at The Oscars, filled with great performances and historic wins, the only thing anyone seems to remember is the...

Rua Fay
Mar 28, 20223 min read


The Graduate and The Worst Person in the World: Same Story, Different Generation
What is adulthood? Is it something we decide for ourselves when we’re ready, or is it something that’s thrust upon us when we reach a...

Zachary Zanatta
Mar 24, 20225 min read


The Impossible Task of Separating Art From Artist In Film
The 21st century so far has seen an exponential rise in progressiveness in the film industry. Movies are getting more diverse, minority...

Rua Fay
Mar 18, 20225 min read


The Superhero Movie You've Been Waiting For
Despite the near impossible task of landing opening-night tickets to a superhero movie, I managed to see Matt Reeve's The Batman on March...

Rua Fay
Mar 10, 20224 min read


Godard vs. Godard
Jean Luc Godard is arguably the single most important name in the history of film. Former film critic for the legendary Cahiers du Cinema...

Zachary Zanatta
Mar 4, 20225 min read


The Black Actors Who Changed Cinema Forever
The past decade has seen monumentous change in terms of diversity in film. Some of the most iconic movies of the 2010's have included...

Rua Fay
Feb 25, 20224 min read


"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Ranked
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is probably the most important movie in slasher history, and the horror genre as a whole. A pioneering work...

Zachary Zanatta
Feb 17, 20224 min read


Have We Forgotten What We Learned From "Schindler's List?"
It's remarkable how much a piece of media can change the world, and no film is a better example than Schindler's List. Arguably Steven...

Rua Fay
Feb 10, 20223 min read


The Polarizing Filmmaking Behind Found Footage Horror
Sub-genres in film are always guaranteed to be polarizing, but there’s a silver lining to each one. Someone who reviles the cheesiness...

Zachary Zanatta
Feb 2, 20225 min read
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