Promising Young Woman (2020), written and directed by Emerald Fennell, is a film I was extremely excited to watch when I first saw the trailer sometime last year, just before the hit of the seemingly unending corona-lockdown. Now that I've seen it almost a year after its scheduled release and a few days after it became... Continue Reading →
New Mutants was in production for quite a while. I first caught wind of the film about four years ago, and from my understanding, it was supposed to be an x-men film with a horror twist, which sounded really unique and exciting. I've always been a big fan of comic book films and tv, and... Continue Reading →
Look, I think we all began the quarantine with a lot of optimism about how productive we were going to be. I personally, thought I would have tons of time to clear out all my watch lists and write lots of articles and stories. I do have tons of time to do those things but... Continue Reading →
Space Force is one of the newest additions to Netflix’s always expanding collection of original television programming. The show was only released a little over a month ago and follows Steve Carell as General Mark Naird, the recently appointed head of the American military’s newest branch, the Space Force. Basically, I think Space Force is... Continue Reading →
Masculinity through a Feminine lens In today’s filmmaking industry, approximately ninety percent of directors are men. Movie-goers are constantly bombarded with testosterone fueled films driven by hyper-macho leading men performing alongside beautiful petite feminine actresses. Box office blockbusters like Star Trek (J.J. Abrams, 2009) and The Avengers (Joss Whedon, 2012) are filled with colorful... Continue Reading →
Revenge of the Outsiders “Here’s a misfit, a social outcast who wants nothing more than love and acceptance and faces extraordinary obstacles to get it,” she says. “There’s a reason why queer audiences identify with the misfit and the social outcast…” (Kimberly Pierce, “Queer as Carrie”). In this quote from Kimberly Pierce, the director of... Continue Reading →
Survival of the Whitest: Minorities in Horror films Every genre of film has a rather contentious relationship with its portrayal and treatment of race. The horror genre is no different. In the article “Race is the Past and Future of Horror Movies” K. Austin Collins reasons that, “Horror, the genre known for slashers, ghouls, and... Continue Reading →
Hotel Artemis, written and directed by Drew Pearce, is a crime thriller set against the backdrop of violent and destructive riots in not-so-distant-future Los Angeles. The events of the film are kicked off by a failed bank robbery by a group of criminals including two brothers played by Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry... Continue Reading →
Solo, directed by Ron Howard, is the origin story of iconic Wars Character Han Solo (played by Alden Ehrenreich). Han adventures through space with a group of rogues who have been hired to acquire a large score of valuable material for a wealthy member of the Empire. Along the way, Solo befriends the suave Lando Calrissian... Continue Reading →
Hello Hello! I'm back from a brief break since the school year has now ended, and I'm ready to get a little experimental with the format of some of my posts! This one is extra special because it's the first television show I've reviewed and it's also the first mini review! To explain very briefly, my... Continue Reading →
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