Film Review

Nearly two decades after Maximus Decimus Meridius conquered the Colloseum and won the hearts and minds of audiences around the world, the roar of the crowd is set to echo once more as the release date of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” sequel…

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it seems relevant for me to broach the subject of the depiction of “love,” and what it means to “be loved and to love in return” (Moulin Rouge fans rise up) in film and popular media. Further,…

I saw “Poor Things” over the winter break with my boyfriend in a small independent town north of Boston, Massachusetts. It was such a quaint little theater, and the owners were super proud to highlight lesser-known art films that wouldn't…

When it comes to exploring international cinema, it’s easy to feel intimidated. Realistically, you’ve got a lot to choose from, especially when you’re considering watching older films, likely with subtitles. When exiting your comfort zone,…

When I dream, it always looks and feels like I am living in a film. They always begin in media res. I never know what’s happened before, but I intrinsically know what to do next, even though I never make the physical choice to take that…

Directed by Ridley Scott and with an Oscar-winning screenplay written by Callie Khouri, "Thelma and Louise" is a film that I cherish. Released in 1991, the film was originally intended to be a low-budget independent fare produced and…

It's been over a year since Ti West's "X" was released, and I'm still pissed I didn't see it in a theatre. I wanted to, but I had no one to go with, and this isn't exactly a movie you want to be spotted excitedly seeing by yourself,…

In the early 2000s, Pedro Almodóvar turned down an offer to direct “Brokeback Mountain” out of fear that Hollywood wouldn’t be ready for what his much more unabashedly gay and colorful interpretation would have been. As someone who likes…