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Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl

Why did Nicole Kidman want to be “Babygirl”? In an Actors on Actors conversation with Zendaya, Nicole Kidman commented: “As soon as I heard it was called ‘Babygirl,’ I thought, ‘I’m in.’” Historically, Kidman has been in films with a strong philosophical

February 27, 2025

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Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

Dear Readers, “’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Tennyson, “In Memoriam A.H.H.” Despite its age, Alfred Tennyson’s quote has cemented its role as an iconic pop culture reference in various media,

October 26, 2023

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Environment and Religion in First Reformed

In Paul Schrader’s 2018 First Reformed, violence coexists with despair, punishment, and guilt. However, even in the film’s most brutal violence, hope is nearby. Toller (Ethan Hawke), intending to bomb churchgoers with a suicide vest on the 250th anniversary of the First

October 12, 2023

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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever:” A Conceptual Film on Loss and Empowerment

Spoilers Ahead! “Wakanda Forever” stands tall and upholds the Black Panther title with pride despite the series of non-stop disasters that hampered its initial production. The first of these misfortunes happened in the tumultuous year of 2020, as Chadwick Boseman, who played

December 1, 2022

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“Doubt” (2008): The Unease of Searching for the Truth

How do you deal with a doubt threatening to ruin your life and all the pillars that uphold it? Do you run from it? Or do you become consumed by it? These are a few of the questions the underappreciated 2008 drama

November 17, 2022

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The Scariest Part of “Barbarian” (2022) Was NOT the Killer: It’s Being a Woman

SPOILERS AHEAD! Like the fiscally responsible person I am, I waited diligently (about a month and a half) for the horror film “Barbarian” (2022) to arrive on HBO Max. That night — it was a Wednesday, so I was actually sitting in

November 10, 2022

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“Sorry We Missed You:” How Self-Destruction is Sometimes the Only Means of Survival

If you are looking for a light-hearted movie experience, this film is not for you. “Sorry We Missed You” is not for the faint of heart. Divergent from the Hollywood blockbusters of today, this heart-breaking film tells of the inherent drama and

November 3, 2022

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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

Highlights·Opinion

Part of Our World: Why The Little Mermaid Casting is Important and What The Outrage Shows About Cognitive Dissonance in White Society

I know that I am not alone in being tired of Disney making live-action remakes of its classic animated movies. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with doing this. The issue is that Disney reliably butchers every single one of them.

September 29, 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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Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl

Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

Environment and Religion in First Reformed

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever:” A Conceptual Film on Loss and Empowerment

“Doubt” (2008): The Unease of Searching for the Truth

The Scariest Part of “Barbarian” (2022) Was NOT the Killer: It’s Being a Woman

“Sorry We Missed You:” How Self-Destruction is Sometimes the Only Means of Survival

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

Part of Our World: Why The Little Mermaid Casting is Important and What The Outrage Shows About Cognitive Dissonance in White Society

The Undertaking of “Understory”

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