Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Rory Rucker From The Room to Showgirls, audiences have a fondness for uniquely bad movies. There is almost a sense of magic in creating a film that is so bad, it’s good. What are the factors that make that lightning strike? There are bad movies made everyday, but what makes…… Continue reading The Magic of a Good Bad Movie
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Ari Aster and Innocence
Photo by Aidan Hurley By Aidan Hurley ** Warning: Spoilers ahead! ** Content warning: discussion of fictional death, homicide, suicide Innocence in horror is a divine tool, a weapon wielded by horror creators across the board. No one utilizes it to evoke as much panic and disgust as Ari Aster does in his films Hereditary (2018)…… Continue reading Ari Aster and Innocence
Pan’s Labyrinth: A Fairytale of Disobedience
By Ahri Vi ** Warning: Spoilers ahead! ** Guillermo del Toro is upheld as one of the most visionary horror directors of the modern era. His distinct brand of horror emphasizes that those traditionally labeled as “monsters” are often the most vulnerable, while the true threat to mankind is man himself. Instead of demonizing the…… Continue reading Pan’s Labyrinth: A Fairytale of Disobedience
Cameron from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Anxious Angst
By Jennifer Prewitt “I’d rather you drink here than somewhere else” is the classic Cool Mom line, a line my mom said many times throughout my high school career. It felt like an invitation, like she couldn’t wait for me to ask her to go on a beer run. To prove that I trusted her,…… Continue reading Cameron from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Anxious Angst
The Unlikely Teen Idol: Characters We Love to Root For
By Ash Fuentes, Ahri Vi, Ryland McGinniss, Jennifer Prewitt, Aidan Hurley, Tracy Fuentes, Kleigh Balugo As teens, our favorite characters weren’t always the squeaky clean and put together ones. A lot of times we find ourselves rooting for the underdog— the loners, outcasts, and weirdos. They might come from rough backgrounds or even make questionable…… Continue reading The Unlikely Teen Idol: Characters We Love to Root For
Girls Just Want to Have Autonomy
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Ryland McGinniss What do To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Notebook have in common? Well, they’re both book-to-movie love stories cemented in the rom-com genre. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before definitely is more of a Gen Z read, while The Notebook is iconic for millennials.…… Continue reading Girls Just Want to Have Autonomy
The Problem With the Makeover Trope
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Brigita Przybylski ** Warning: Spoilers ahead! ** A woman takes off her glasses, lets down her hair and… BOOM! Magically she’s attractive. Whenever a wardrobe montage or makeover scene comes on screen, I roll my eyes. Not only is the makeover trope in movies dated and offensive, it leads audiences…… Continue reading The Problem With the Makeover Trope
Ratatouille for One
Photo by Jennifer Prewitt By Jennifer Prewitt I’m not so naive that I think a movie can protect me. My childhood home was burglarized twice before I had even finished middle school, both times while my mom and I were away. Both times by someone we knew. In some twisted way, I suppose this could…… Continue reading Ratatouille for One
Loneliness on the Big Screen
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Brigita Pryzbylski ** Warning: Spoilers ahead! ** We grow up on the promise of happily ever afters, an unrealistic and unattainable idea fed to us through movies with romantic fairytale endings. These stories can make us feel lonely and unhappy when comparing them to our own lives. We all innately crave…… Continue reading Loneliness on the Big Screen
What Pixar’s “Soul” Taught 20-Year-Old Me
Photo by Angie Shenouda By Angie Shenouda ** Warning: Spoilers ahead! ** “All the times I’ve been so close to getting to my dreams. – something always gets in the way.” – Joe Gardner, Pixar’s Soul If you’re anything like me, you’ve sometimes felt like the world has been playing a massive prank on you. These…… Continue reading What Pixar’s “Soul” Taught 20-Year-Old Me
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