About a year ago, I discovered “The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love” (1995), a beautiful independent romance film written and directed by a fellow Smithie, Maria Maggenti ’86 which tells the story of how two teenage girls fall in love with each other.
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“The Holdovers” relishes in the powers of its actors, its dialogue and its setting. The film takes an angry kid, a washed up academic and…
“It’s been a long time coming.” These aren’t only the first words on Taylor Swift’s lips as she rises onto the stage of her Eras Tour — but a message to her fans.
The literary world of Roald Dahl is eccentric, humorous and often mischievous; naturally, the cinematic universe of Wes Anderson is its perfect match. Yes, Anderson’s latest Dahl adaptation, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (Netflix, 2023), is every bit as charming as his last, “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” (2009). Despite a seemingly never-ending influx of movie adaptations, Anderson claims “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” as his own by combining his eccentric aesthetic and Dahl’s authorial wisdom in this 41-minute short.
It isn’t cannibalism for the sake of cannibalism, nor is it romance for the sake of romance — Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones And All” (2022) bleeds…
On Oct. 12 at Graham Hall, Christopher Prince introduced the documentary “Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse.” Prince, project director of the film and former member…
An intriguing plot, a promising cast, Olivia Wilde’s direction — the setup is all there, but Don’t Worry Darling (2022) gets too caught up in…
In an age of increasingly sensationalized content, the media takes advantage of women’s stories more often than not. As of late, the film industry has…
Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story of the same name, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture, is a bittersweet meditation on grief, connection and language.
A show that only knows how to develop female characters by raping them is not a show made for women or survivors. When writers create strong female characters, they are creating some of the only positive role models that young viewers have. Raping them to make them more appeasing to the male gaze is a vile and inaccessible dramatic mechanism that carelessly perpetuates gendered violence.