Archives - Jonah Jeng
Culture
Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ propagandizes true-life story
Most biographical war films don’t outwardly identify as “action movies” because the pairing of the two genres sounds inherently unethical. Real-world…
Culture
UR alumnus talks filmmaking and New Orleans
After working as a sound editor for projects like Spike Lee’s “School Daze” and Brian De Palma’s “Carlito’s Way”,…
Culture
Summer Cinema: June
[caption id="attachment_106442" align="alignleft" width="220"] Courtesy of movieweb.com[/caption] It’s never easy choosing what movies to watch, especially when financial constraint and…
Ed Observers
Moderate the in-class essay
I envy speedy writers, people who unfurl page upon page of eloquent prose faster than I can type out a…
Athlete of the Week
Ally Zywicki – Women’s Basketball
1) What is your major? I am a financial economics major with a business and history minor. …
Op-Eds
Sustainability Does Make Sense
While walking through the halls the other day, I noticed something bewildering, but not surprising: Some people speak different languages. …
Culture
In memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman
From drag queen to spy villain, rock critic to Catholic priest, Philip Seymour Hoffman has been it all. On Sunday,…
“Her” questions our definitions of love, sex, and human attachment
To call “Her” a romance between a man and his operating system is to both trivialize the movie’s extraordinary depth…
Ed Observers
‘Gravity,’ ‘Aningaaq’ a testament to Cuarón’s genius
If “Gravity” were a symphony — and believe me, Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller deserves a comparison of that scope —…
