The Stargazer is a student-led entertainment platform that gives students the opportunity to write, review, and publish online articles covering movies, games, and entertainment news relevant to them and the ASLC. It provides hands-on experience in content creation and writing, while also serving as a unique outlet to showcase ASLC events beyond traditional social media channels.
The Stargazer
Why Everyone Should Watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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| Author: Yanni Spanolios | Artist: Judah Bachmann
There are a few films which are so definitive to their genre that they not only provide an unforgettable viewing experience but also serve to enlighten viewers to the possibilities of cinema as an art form.
Finals Week: Tears, Betrayal, and Freedom
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| Author: Solymar Estrella | Artist: Cassidy Elibol
Ever since the heat has returned to the streets of Tallahassee, Florida, I have been dreaming of returning home, where the beach is right around the corner and school is five hours away.
Category: Miscellaneous
The Room: Creating Community Through Absurdity
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| Author: Jasmine Hur | Artist: Mia Hernandez
Amidst the gaudy, star-studded advertisement landscape of Hollywood, one billboard stuck out the most between 2003 and 2008. Looking up at the sign, you would meet Tommy Wiseau’s cynical scowl, a phone number to RSVP, and the reason behind it all printed large: The Room.
The Lorax: What is Behind the Truffula Trees
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| Author: Solymar Estrella | Artist: Victoria Weaver
Since 2013, I have forgotten that this depiction of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax existed in the same world I live in. Ever since the work of gravity from the pockets of actor Zac Efron occurred, The Lorax has been kept out of my mind and far from my screens.
Justifying Guts and Gore in Akira
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| Author: Yenesis Sotomayor | Artist: Yanni Spanolios
Warning: Spoilers for the film’s conclusion ahead!
The Batman: The New Gold Standard
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| Author: Sudarshan Sindhuvalli | Artist: Judah Bachmann
Matt Reeves' The Batman, which hit theaters March 4th, is the latest adaptation of the beloved caped crusader. With nine live action films already made, getting another film may feel redundant to some.
Elden Ring is So Good it’s Confusing
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| Author: Yanni Spanolios | Artist: Yanni Spanolios
As the scale of video game experiences has grown, so has the scope of the fantasy they offer players. For many developers, it is no longer enough to guide a player through a linear journey from one level to the next.
My Favorite Oscar Nominees
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| Author: Yenesis Sotomayor | Artist: Cassidy Elibol
Amidst the vast award ceremonies held each year, the Academy Awards reigns above them all. It notoriously highlights brilliant actoral direction, original scores and each aspect of the directorial artistic vision.
Category: Miscellaneous
She Did That! A Brief History of Women in Literature
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| Author: Victoria Weaver | Artist: Solymar Estrella
Did you know that Florida State University was at one time a women's college?
Category: Miscellaneous
Little Women y los talentos técnicos de Greta Gerwig
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| Author: Mia Hernandez | Artist: Cassidy Elibol
La película de Little Women trata de las vidas de cuatro hermanas, cada una con diferentes personalidades y ambiciones.
Category: Miscellaneous
A Case for Russian Cinema
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| Author: Rory Donohue | Artist: Yanni Spanolios
Ukrainian homes and Ukrainian lives are lost daily. There is ten-ton sorrow weighing on the world, and the world is doing its best to push back on Putin’s arrogance.
Category: Miscellaneous
Disney: A Way to Relive Your Childhood
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| Author: Solymar Estrella | Artist: Judah Bachmann
To go back to the days of 101 Dalmatians on VCR: my beaten-up The Little Mermaid backpack happily sits on my back while I dance to the Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack and his light-up Lion King Sketchers glow as we play k
Licorice Pizza: Navigating Unconventional, Fervent Dynamics
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| Author: Jasmine Hur | Artist: Cassidy Elibol
Licorice Pizza opens with a bursting toilet and adolescent boys dashing in chaos as a result; no better way exists to encapsulate a film of 1970s pandemonium and splendor.
How to Live with Eyes and Ears: Almodóvar
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| Author: Rory Donohue | Artist: Cassidy Elibol
To fancy a filmmaker is to fancy his shoes, his eyes, his legs, the way he drools when he sleeps, and the drugs he does. Pedro Mercedes Almodóvar Caballero, known on the screen simply as “Almodóvar,” fancies himself.
Unpacking the Psychological Horror of Cats (2019)
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| Author: Yanni Spanolios | Artist: Judah Bachmann
Twisted moonlight floods an abandoned alleyway with a sickly green-blue tint. Silhouetted humanoid figures crawl along the brick roads and piles of oversized trash, following a massive car. They watch as a pulsating white bag is discarded by its unseen driver.
