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‘The Substance’: A Tragedy on The Desire for Admiration

“The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat, exposes the desperate unease and sense of inadequacy society instills in women. The film takes its viewers on a wild ride of internal reflection and bizarre symbolism. It follows a washed out actress, Elizabeth, who is

February 6, 2025

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How Robert Zemeckis’ Contact (1997) Explores Creation

Robert Zemeckis’ Contact (1997) raises several questions about creation. Instead of the universe’s inception, the movie focuses on the beginning of extraterrestrial life and first contact. Ellie Arroway, the protagonist, constructs a device to meet aliens. When she finally sees them, the

November 9, 2023

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Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah (1985): The Possibility of Art After The Holocaust

“If there had been – by sheer obscenity or miracle – a film actually shot in the past of three thousand people dying together in a gas chamber … I would have preferred to destroy it. It is not visible. You cannot look

November 2, 2023

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From Flipping Coins to Clipping Toenails: Stoppard’s Absurdist Take on Hamlet

To fully understand the behind-the-scenes of Hamlet would be to venture into Shakespeare’s mind. While it may seem impractical, Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead achieves the seemingly impossible by satirizing the lives of two nonessential characters in Hamlet: Rosencrantz and

October 5, 2023

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Miranda July’s The Future (2012): On Loneliness

This article contains spoilers for The Future (2012). Gabriella (Isabelle Acres) digs a hole in the ground. Sophie (Miranda July), an unemployed dance teacher in her 30s, looks at her. Gabriella instructs her to act naturally and turn around to wave to

October 5, 2023

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Indiana Jones and the Death of Film Discourse

It’s time we erase the distinction between “high” and “low” art when it comes to film. When we think of the former category, we may think of cerebral, twisty, dark, or emotionally exhausting films that win awards we didn’t even know existed.

April 27, 2023

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A Review: Quenching a “Thirst” for Vampire Films

Sorry, “Twilight” fans, “Thirst” (2009) is the best modern-day vampire film. Having come out only a year after the kickstarter to the fan-favorite franchise, Park Chan Wook’s psychological thriller demonstrates what a true paragon of vampire film looks like, delivering a bizarre

February 9, 2023

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“Nope”: Race, Wilderness, and Commodity in Peele’s Most Recent Movie

Spoilers ahead! Sci-fi, Western, thriller … Director Jordan Peele’s most recent movie, “Nope,” bends genres, as it can be classified as all of the above and more. “Nope” tells the story of OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer), owners

October 6, 2022

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The Undertaking of “Understory”

Very rarely does a college student manage to participate in the making of a feature film, much less direct and write their own. And yet, Jake Rothman, a Swarthmore senior, has brilliantly crafted an 88-minute-long debut feature film with his brother Manny

September 22, 2022

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Killing Yourself: The Final Girl in Ti West’s ‘X’

Spoilers ahead! X (2022) is a horror film of the slasher variety directed by Ti West and distributed by A24. Taking heavy inspiration from several of its predecessors like Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Psycho (1960), X situates itself in an

April 21, 2022

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‘The Substance’: A Tragedy on The Desire for Admiration

How Robert Zemeckis’ Contact (1997) Explores Creation

Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah (1985): The Possibility of Art After The Holocaust

From Flipping Coins to Clipping Toenails: Stoppard’s Absurdist Take on Hamlet

Miranda July’s The Future (2012): On Loneliness

Indiana Jones and the Death of Film Discourse

A Review: Quenching a “Thirst” for Vampire Films

“Nope”: Race, Wilderness, and Commodity in Peele’s Most Recent Movie

The Undertaking of “Understory”

Killing Yourself: The Final Girl in Ti West’s ‘X’

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