The 94th Academy Awards are March 27 – A ceremony that generates mixed emotions in film viewers.The 93rd Academy Awards had the lowest rating in the show’s history of 10.4 million viewers, […]
The Oscars are Coming Up—Does Anyone Care?
Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie?
Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? What classifies a movie as either Halloween or Christmas themed? This week, I turned to Wheaton community members to figure […]
Questioning Internalized Misogyny During the Resurgence of the Twilight Series
During times of distress, it is primitive to turn to media that reminds us of a simpler time. Clinical psychologist specializing in traumatic stress, Valentina Stoycheva said, “In times of trauma and […]
Why Uncut Gems was a Safdie brothers sell-out created for the Film Bro genre
It doesn’t take a great deal of effort to describe the plot of “Uncut Gems.” It is a peek into the life of Howard Ratner, a sleazy jeweler in the Diamond District […]
Take a break from your books, and hit the movies instead
When considering film as an educational tool, primarily the movies in question are either poorly made or uninteresting. It would appear that for every viewing of The Big Short in economics class, […]