‘Beast’ Is ‘Jaws’ Without the Suspense Kirk Chamberlain, Marist College While the recently released survival film aims to keep viewers on the edge of their seats, this movie was anything but thrilling.… September 14, 2022
‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Leaves You Longing for More Alina Edwards, Wellesley College The fantasy romance film, from the director of the ‘Mad Max’ movie franchise, promises enchanting visuals but suffers from a shaky, poorly structured plot.… September 10, 2022
‘The Harder They Fall’ Will Get You Excited About Western Films Again Re’nesia Mills, University of Tampa Jeymes Samuel may have revived the genre with his new revenge-driven, fictional Black Western.… December 3, 2021
What’s in Store for James Bond After ‘No Time to Die’? Mitchell Tanaka, Chapman University As Daniel Craig prepares to pass the torch, the 007 franchise will start anew in more ways than one.… September 28, 2020
Predicting Who Will Survive James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Chris Dang, University of California, Riverside Not everyone on the team will make it out alive, but that was a risk they accepted with the chance to wreak more havoc.… September 8, 2020
Fletcher Street Stables: The Story of Philly’s Urban Horse Riding Culture Madison Feser, Seton Hall University The phenomena dates back to the 1900s but rising poverty, unemployment and changing social norms threaten this community’s way of life.… September 19, 2019
All Right, Let’s Talk About ‘Cats’ Veronica Kuffel, University of Wisconsin-Madison Will it be a feat of filmmaking or a cat-tastrophe?… July 29, 2019
‘Turn Up Charlie’ Showcases Idris Elba’s Comedic Side Matilda Schulman, University of California, Berkeley The warm-hearted comedy from the normally dramatic actor is a feel-good watch.… March 25, 2019
4 Reasons Idris Elba Would Be the Perfect James Bond Maya Ramani, University of Virginia His name is Elba, Idris Elba.… August 13, 2018