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Jordan Peele’s Us Brings Laughter, Screams, and Social Critique

Early on in “Us,” Jordan Peele’s second directorial effort, a young girl on the Santa Cruz boardwalk passes a beach bum carrying a cardboard sign that reads “Jeremiah 11:11.” These digits appear again and again: on a digital clock, the score of

April 18, 2019

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‘High Flying Bird’: A Sports Movie with More Brains than Brawn

Like many sports movies before it, “High Flying Bird” is about changing the game. It is a classic example of an underdog story about a group of misfits attempting to achieve the impossible, which, in this case, is redefining basketball. But “High

April 4, 2019

Arts

Dear Ex: A Taiwanese Story About Losing and Regaining Love

Recently available on Netflix, “Dear Ex” (2018) tells a story of a Taiwanese teenage boy who drifts apart from his mother after his father’s death. Both of them are trapped in a confronting situation with a young man who turns out to

March 21, 2019

Arts

Eastern Mythology Meets Western Horror in ‘The Wailing’

“The Wailing,” written and directed by Na Hong-jin, was a huge hit in South Korea when it was originally released in May 2016. For the few Western audience members who saw the film, it became an instant cult classic; no Hollywood studio

February 7, 2019

Arts

A Review of “Burning,” South Korea’s Latest Submission to the Academy Awards

“Burning” is a South Korean film by Lee Chang-dong that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this May. It is currently in its limited theatrical run for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, so go see it if you

December 6, 2018

Arts

“Wildlife” Emerges as One of the Year’s Best

A 1960s Montana family burns to the ground in Paul Dano’s masterful directorial debut. Dano is best known as an actor (“There Will Be Blood”, “Little Miss Sunshine”) with an innocent face that juxtaposes against his rather sad and weary eyes, which

November 8, 2018

Arts

Destruction and Defiance in “Annihilation” and “A Quiet Place”

The first scene in “Annihilation” shows a college classroom viewing a cancer cell — something that causes its host to morph and change beyond recognition. That theme is picked up through the rest of the movie, with unsettling conclusions. Based on

April 19, 2018

Arts

“La Haine” and Racialized Nation-building

Two weeks ago, I watched the French film “La Haine” directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, which was released in the fall of 1995. The title translates to “Hate” in English. Kassovitz won Best Director at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival for the

April 12, 2018

Arts & Features

Watching “Angels Wear White”: Child Abuse in China

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Angels Wear

April 2, 2018

Arts & Features

Watching “Youth (2017)”: A Reflection on Chinese Cultural Context in Cinematic Art

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. During winter

February 9, 2018

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Jordan Peele’s Us Brings Laughter, Screams, and Social Critique

Dear Ex: A Taiwanese Story About Losing and Regaining Love

A Review of “Burning,” South Korea’s Latest Submission to the Academy Awards

Destruction and Defiance in “Annihilation” and “A Quiet Place”

“La Haine” and Racialized Nation-building

Watching “Angels Wear White”: Child Abuse in China

Watching “Youth (2017)”: A Reflection on Chinese Cultural Context in Cinematic Art

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