Last year’s movies were stockpiled with loads of CGI-infused blockbusters that sit on the broad shoulders for this year’s box-office success. But, very sneakily, in comes “Cats,” a film that has...
Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor
• January 12, 2020
Putting energy into awards shows tends to be an exhausting activity. We somehow end up rooting for our favorite films like we do our sports teams. Although that could be because the award shows are a representation...
Michael Brzezinski:
10) “Hustlers” (Dir. Lorene Scafaria)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46XaikZ0FSw
What had all the potential in the world to be a disposable camp fest about strippers robbing...
With 2020 comes the start of a new decade. But before the new year, it's time to look back at a few of the trends that defined the past 10 years.
Beauty
Covering Climate Change
Instagram
Memes
Movies
Sports
Women...
"Knight of Cups" (dir. Terrence Malick)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2j1FHCjtM
Malick’s first full foray into the digital age proved to be far and away his most complicated, challenging and...
We all had that one Disney VHS tape that was constantly being rewound. For some, this Disney charm can be incredibly moving — even life changing. Just ask Donna Lee, a story artist and Chicagoland native that worked on "Frozen 2."
Giving us a character to root for in all of their just and honorable endeavors is an easy and often abundant scenario for most stories. But giving us a character with countless justifiable reasons for which to hate them — but simultaneously root for them — is a far different and continually difficult journey.
Who would have ever thought there would be a movie about a boy having Adolf Hitler as his imaginary friend? “Jojo Rabbit” is that film.
The film is directed by Taika Waititi, who is no stranger to...
In an entertainment world dominated by Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video and HBO, tech giant Apple made its first foray into the streaming wars earlier this month, when Apple TV+ launched Nov. 2 to lukewarm...
Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
• November 18, 2019
With Hollywood names such as Emma Thompson, Emilia Clark, Henry Golding and George Michael’s soundtrack, you’d expect a recipe for success, but "Last Christmas" fails to pass the taste test.
In...
Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic
• November 18, 2019
“American Son” is the new Netflix movie on the block and it has its own hot take on race in the United States.
“American Son” is one of the many movies that deals with race in this country and...
Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” has kept its top-shelf status in the annals of horror film history rightfully for almost 40 years now. Though it has been denounced by the author of its source material,...
