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Cinderella Remake Fails to Modernize the Classic Fairytale

Cinderella Remake Fails to Modernize the Classic Fairytale

By Sofia Wills September 1, 2021

★★☆☆☆ Amazon Studios’ “Cinderella,” starring pop star Camila Cabello, attempts to provide a 21st-century take on the 1950s Disney classic. However, “Cinderella” fails to modernize...

The Guide’s Guide to the Oscars

The Guide’s Guide to the Oscars

By Isabella Romero April 22, 2021

Movies in the 2020s are both more and less important than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted Hollywood’s typical rhythm and shuttered theaters around the world. However, the Oscars have...

Bad Trip Delivers Quintessential Eric Andre Comedy, Complex Pranks

‘Bad Trip’ Delivers Quintessential Eric Andre Comedy, Complex Pranks

By Max Ransibrahmanakul April 15, 2021

★★★★☆ Eric Andre has done it again. With five seasons of the fan favorite “The Eric Andre Show” on Adult Swim under his belt, Andre has taken his talents to Netflix in the film “Bad...

‘Nomadland’ Embraces Change, Depicts the Art of Isolation in America

‘Nomadland’ Embraces Change, Depicts the Art of Isolation in America

By Maggie McHale March 18, 2021

★★★★★ In Chloé Zhao’s film “Nomadland,” she shows her audience change is inescapable and uncertainty is inevitable, forming a timely yet timeless exploration of home and belonging.  In...

IMDB |Malcolm and Marie stuns visually, but Zendaya and John David Washington are left to try their best with a lackluster script.

‘Malcolm & Marie’ Stuns With Acting, Visuals, While Struggling With Plot

By Mason Leath February 10, 2021

★★★☆☆ “Malcolm & Marie” may be televised in black and white, but its dramatic storyline displays a color wheel of human emotion. Starring Zendaya and John David Washington, Netflix's...

‘The Queens Gambit’ Impresses With Stellar Acting, Masterful Design

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Impresses With Stellar Acting, Masterful Design

By Emma Ginsberg November 13, 2020

★★★★☆ Tackling a subject as niche and inaccessible as competitive chess is an ambitious move for a series; however, “The Queen’s Gambit” does so with style, turning chess matches into...

Aaron Sorkins The Trial of the Chicago 7 Offers More than a Courtroom Commentary

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Offers More than a Courtroom Commentary

By Katie Kalhorn October 28, 2020

★★★★★ The court case and trial of the Chicago Seven took place over fifty years ago, but its on-screen portrayal in the new Netflix film “​The Trial of The Chicago 7​” is a poignant...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made Camp Rock Relevant Again

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made ‘Camp Rock’ Relevant Again

By Parker Stubhar October 22, 2020

Picture this: it’s a balmy Friday evening in summer 2008. You’ve had a busy day alternating between Club Penguin and Webkinz accounts on the clunky desktop in your family’s designated computer room....

Provocative and Well-Cast, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Speaks Honestly to LGBTQ Experience

Provocative and Well-Cast, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Speaks Honestly to LGBTQ Experience

By Haley Resnick October 7, 2020

★★★★☆ How does a 1968 off-Broadway production get remade for the silver screen in 2020? Mart Crowley’s surprisingly forward-thinking drama of gay male friends in New York City was revived...

Boys State is an Honest Look at Teen Politics in America

‘Boys State’ is an Honest Look at Teen Politics in America

By Abigail Corrao October 1, 2020

★★★★☆ “Boys State,” a documentary film developed by filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, is a compelling exploration of expectations, morals and the American political experience...

Enola Holmes Depicts Lovable Characters Engaged in Lively Mystery

‘Enola Holmes’ Depicts Lovable Characters Engaged in Lively Mystery

By Michelle Brown September 30, 2020

★★★★☆ The peculiar name “Enola,” our spritely titular protagonist tells us, comes from the word “alone” spelled backwards. But far from being a quiet outcast, 16-year-old Enola Holmes...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How Video Streaming Made Me Fall in Love with the Late ’90s Again

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How Video Streaming Made Me Fall in Love with the Late ’90s Again

By Parker Stubhar September 18, 2020

I have an unhealthy obsession with the relatedness of the late ’90s and early 2000s movies. The films basically had the same group of 10 actors always playing the main characters, only alternating...

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