Review
How Bel-Air & Atlanta are Changing the Narrative for Coming-of-Age Black & POC Stories on Television
Bel-Air and Atlanta, with undeniable bravado and charisma, captured the imaginations of viewers and reinvigorated modern storytelling in unlikely ways. The story behind the creation of these two televised gems, even more unlikely.
Top 12 Best Shows to Watch This Summer
If you’re anything like me, you look forward to the summer semester for its calmer, less stressful course load, not to mention Tallahassee’s diminished traffic (as a college-driver, I would like to apologize on behalf of my schoolmates for the nonsense we pull on Tennessee St).
Top Gun: Maverick is a Reference Point for Sequel-Making Magnificence
Thirty-six years after the first film, audiences had the opportunity to bundle into theatres to view Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited sequel to 1986’s Top Gun. Reaching Mach-10, the action sequel hauled in more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box offic
The Strange '80s: Stranger Things Brings Back '80s Culture
The tight grip that the ‘80s has on our generation is gnarly, as they used to say. A time of hairspray, phones that resembled cement blocks, and the uprise of what we recognize today as a modern society.
From Distributing to Dominating: The Rise of A24
As the theater lights dim and opening credits begin, a simple black and white logo appear on the screen. Cutting across the dark screen are a few simple lines, gracefully darting and intersecting with each other before forming the name: A24. On the surface, it’s just one letter and two numbers.
Beca Mitchel is Hardly Pitch Perfect: Here's Why
Pitch Perfect’s very own Beca Mitchel is most certainly a highly regarded character. False. You cannot see it, but I am rolling my eyes at the mention of her name.
Nope & Jordan Peele's Social Messaging
Since his 2017 film debut Get Out, Jordan Peele has asserted himself as the most exciting horror director in the game. With Peele, common life experiences suddenly become our worst nightmares.
Girls, Girls, Girls!
The marvel cinematic universe is becoming largely female…but they are only female renditions of male characters. The pattern continues with the newest Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer that showcases an unnamed female taking on Chadwick Boseman’s role.
American Werewolf in Paris: The Alternate Script of American Werewolf in London
David Kessler rampages down the streets in Piccadilly Circus, London, as a frightening werewolf. What if it was Paris, France, instead? Great Britain was very desperate to take credit for successful movies, but it started to cause implications with filming.
Book or Movie? Who did it better?
Remakes, live actions, and book adaptations seem to be the only current renditions of originality circulating within the film industry. Arguably, book adaptations are the most regurgitated platform of resources, making it less respectable to book lovers like I.
