“The Call of the Wild,” the latest adaptation of the classic Jack London novel, is inconsistent with its tone and only truly works at the very end. The film follows Buck the dog, who goes on an adventure after he is dognapped by two settlers from his family home in California and is shipped to…
Timothy Mendonca ‘13 returns to discuss his experiences as production coordinator for Amazon’s hit TV show, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Photo by James Singer. “Keep in touch with me,” Timothy Mendonça told the 11 students in Ranger Hall on Friday, Feb. 21, sharing his email and Instagram with them. Mendonça returned to his alma mater,…
The portrayal of college in movies is often a far cry from the reality and pressures of college life. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. College movies, for the most part, have it all wrong. These movies frequently show an unrealistic version of college. There are hundreds of movies dealing with the college experience but which ones…
“Sonic the Hedgehog” ran into theaters on February 14, 2020. Photo from Forbes.com The live action film adaptation of the video game“Sonic The Hedgehog” is only slightly enjoyable due to the comedic performance of Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, who thrives in an otherwise dull and mainly uninteresting family adventure. The Jeff Fowler directed comedy…
Photo taken from the Hollywood Reporter website. The spring 2020 movie screening series for students in Justin Wyatt and Keith Brown’s film/media courses continues on Friday at 6 p.m. with the 1987 Danish feature “Babette’s Feast.” Curious what this older international movie has to offer? Read on and find out. The movie’s narrative, taken from…
Justin Wyatt and Keith Brown want to expose their students to more obscure movies. That’s why for the past three years they’ve screened films that may not be considered part of the western film canon for their students. The initial concept of the screenings was the product of conversations between Wyatt, associate director of the…
“Fantasy Island” is a horror update of the classic 1970s television series that completely falls flat in every direction due to its uninteresting plot, poorly written characters and lack of any real scares in its overly-long runtime. The film has an interesting premise of taking an older television series narrative and adding some horror elements,…
“Birds of Prey” is the very definition of style over substance where there are plenty of great action sequences and interesting performances within a basic plot told in a non linear structure. The film begins with newly single Harley Quinn dealing and the various people trying to kill her because the Joker is not protecting…
Taylor Swift goes from ‘nice girl’ to the ‘strong girl’ she’s always been in this new documentary Since the beginning of her career Taylor Swift has been told how she must act like “a nice girl.” In the recent release of the Netflix documentary “Miss Americana,” Swift is told that “a nice girl doesn’t force…
No host allowed for more performances The 2020 Academy Awards marked the second year in a row without a host, allowing for extra time in the broadcast for musical performances. Two years ago, Kevin Hart stepped down from his hosting duties following a series of old offensive tweets of his that became widely scrutinized in…