Film Review

This past week, SLU Film Club hosted a screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Miller, 2015). At first glance, “Mad Max” appears to be an over-done blockbuster continuation of the “Mad Max” franchise—overcompensating for its underdeveloped…

As soon as I heard that Luca Guadagnino was working on a new film starring Timothee Chalamet again, I basically started foaming at the mouth. I will watch anything either of them create, and Guadagnino’s now-released “Bones and All” was no…

A couple of weeks ago, my roommate and I screened a lesser-known A24 film titled “First Reformed” (Schrader, 2017). We didn’t fully know what to expect—it was slower-paced, with lots of long-shot takes and seemingly pointless artistic…

Just three months before the Tony Award nominations are set to come out here in the United States, Britain has announced this year’s nominees for their Olivier Awards—the highest theatre awards in the United Kingdom. This year, a…

After a shaky phase four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the third “Ant-Man” movie within the franchise, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (Reed 2023) looks to kick off phase five with a bang. Unfortunately, the latest Marvel…

If you’ve had a chance to look at which films have been nominated for best picture at the Oscars in 2023, you’ll find some of the most popular movies of last year— “Elvis” (Luhrmann, 2022), “Top Gun Maverick” (Kosinski, 2022), and Avatar:…

Growing up, I was a huge Brendan Fraser fan. “Journey to the Center of the Earth” (Brevig, 2008), “Inkheart” (Softley, 2008), “Bedazzled” (Ramis, 2000), “The Mummy” (Sommers, 1999)—you name it, I’ve probably seen it. As I’m sure you might…

If you’re fortunate enough to have access to HBO Max, chances are you’ve seen a film titled The Menu (Mylod, 2022) frequently advertised while perusing the site. Released in early January of 2023, The Menu has been making waves on social…