Movies
R.I.D.E.
In student VR film, see sexual harassment up close and personal
Visitors slipped on headsets last Wednesday and found themselves transported into the college life of a young woman in “Through Her Eyes,” a student-made virtual reality film whose Rettner Hall premiere was accompanied by a women’s empowerment fair that day. The film opens with the main character (and the viewer) waking up in her dorm […]
Spring Porn
Spring porn spoofs and nauseates
I’m too sober for this. That was my prevailing thought as I sat through the midnight screening of “Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody” in Hoyt on Saturday. (Technically Sunday, I guess.) Why was I at a midnight porno screening? Brilliant question. It’s a brilliant question because I asked myself the same thing through […]
Best Picture
And the Best Picture Oscar nominees are…
We asked different writers to review the Academy Award Best Picture nominees. These are their responses. Luis Nova| Columnist 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' “Three Billboards” has been called racist for its lack of black representation and (some say) forgiveness of a racist police officer. While those are real issues in cinema as a whole, […]
Black Panther
‘Black Panther’ is thrilling and human
I hate getting sick of things that I love. I recently realized that, in the past, I had obsessed over the “Star Wars” franchise so much that it detracted from my enjoyment in my last few viewings of the movies. I was simply getting sick of “Star Wars.” It’s a terrible feeling — knowing that […]
CT Recommends
CT Recommends: John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’
About once a year there will be a big snow in New York City. If we’re lucky, we’ll get a day off from school. So every New York City kid, like me, has been classically conditioned to feel great joy when exposed to extreme amounts of snow. Snowy days, for me, call for snowy movies. […]
Movies
‘Call Me By Your Name’ feels like love
Coming-of-age is something that has always fascinated me, which may be why I was so affected by Luca Guadagnino's film "Call Me By Your Name." Read More
Movies
The Little Theatre showcases big voices
I went to the Little Theatre to see the new film, “The Florida Project”. “The Florida Project” is about a community of marginalized, lower-class people living in a motel just off Disney World property. Read More
Movies
‘Justice League’ is ‘The Avengers’
Here’s what you need to know about “Justice League”: It’s a good time. Hooray. It’s also “The Avengers.” Read More
Movies
Not Vanilla: Bigger the universe, bigger the buck
Since the “Iron Man” back in 2008, the concept of an expanded movie universe has become a household idea, even if most people don’t know the technical word for it. Read More
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Raoul Peck talks back
Following the screening of his documentary "I Am Not Your Negro", Peck took a few minutes to speak before he took questions from the crowd. Read More
