Amanda Rivera
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Newbie Review
I was drawn into playing Smash Ultimate for the first time in 2019. I had no experience with a Game Cube controller and no idea what I was doing in general, so I flailed and screeched a lot – much to the amusement of my boyfriend.
The Second Coming of Age
As college students across the country find themselves back in their poster-ridden childhood bedrooms, that familiar feeling of teenage angst seems to be crawling back into everyone’s minds.
Adaptations of Romeo and Juliet: The Snubbed, the Underrated, and the Surprise
Shakespeare’s plays have endured centuries in the public mind. Theatre and film adaptations alike have retold Shakespearean tales to the point where they are sometimes unrecognizable to the untrained eye.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Color, Female Gaze, and Myth
French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s new film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), was the recipient of the award for Best Screenplay and the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
Four Reasons to Watch Shoplifters
Hulu is promoting Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May with a site featuring all of the Asian titles that are available for streaming on their platform.
How to Make the Best of Online Movie Releases
It is no surprise at this point in the Coronavirus pandemic that movie theaters across the country have shut down in response to the crisis. Even at times like these there are silver linings and thankfully, movies will not go unwatched.
Minecraft Came Back?
Early memories of Minecraft sound like a mixture of "Can’t Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Blurred Lines" (you know exactly the one), and "Harlem Shake".
Totoro, Where Were You?
Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda has the captivating ability to leave audiences wanting more. It was only normal then, after watching Shoplifters on Hulu, I turned to Nobody Knows. But what does this have to do with Totoro?
