remakes

In this article, about how the 2024 remake of Tina Fey's "Mean Girls" fails to live up to the standards set by the original, a blonde woman with a black coat and a necklace of beads gives a smug smirk at the audience with a shadow lying over half her face against a blurred-out background of a brown hallway with blue lockers.

Did We Really Need a Remake of Mean Girls?

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

Over 20 years since the original release of Mean Girls (2004), Tina Fey remakes the Rom-Com classic with a musical twist.…

February 6, 2024

In an article about spiritual successors, a scene from 'Black Mirror'

Films and Television Need Spiritual Successors

Maximilian Padilla-Rodriguez, Florida Atlantic University

Sequels and remakes aren’t the only way for studios to reinvent familiar ideas.…

June 21, 2022

‘Last Train to New York’ Is the American Remake Literally No One Asked For

Tori Barney, Columbia College Chicago

The dreaded reimagining of the classic South Korean zombie film is the perfect example of audiences refusing to appreciate non-Western culture and art in any form.…

December 6, 2021

How Does the 1992 ‘Candyman’ Compare to Its 2021 Remake?

Angelica Rovinski, Arcadia University

The remake of the contemporary horror classic released earlier this year. But is there enough lore to keep the story interesting and new enough for its viewers?…

October 15, 2021