Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor Whenever I tell people that I love movies, I am always asked the same, impossible question: “What is your favorite movie?” I could say ten different ones on any given day. The “Star Wars” and “Toy Story” films are always brought up, […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor Since its inception in 1995 with the release of “Toy Story,” Pixar has owned the animated movie landscape. Ask anyone what their favorite Pixar film is and you will most likely get a vast array of answers: “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Up,” etc. […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor Jordan Peele, writer and director of 2017’s best film “Get Out,” returns to the horror genre with “Us,” a bloody and hilarious film that tackles many societal issues at once while also being super entertaining. Let me make something clear: if you come […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor 7:00 a.m.: Getting up in the morning is the easy part. Get up, brush the teeth, shower, throw on clothes, get out the door. Have class at 8AM., so not really a problem. Got a whole hour. 7:20 a.m.: Walking down to breakfast […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor As of only a few months ago, I was one of the few people in the world who had seen only one or two Marvel films. I just found myself uninterested in the franchise, especially since there were two to three films coming […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor The Oscars is every film-lover’s Super Bowl. It’s the movie event of the year, a day of celebration for all kinds of films: foreign, animated, short films and the teams behind the camera as well as in front. From this writer’s perspective, it […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor There has been a lot of talk about how 2018 was a disappointing year for film. To those people, I say this: either you didn’t see enough films or you only saw Solo: A Star Wars Story. Despite these murmurings, 2018 has been not […]
Tyler Christiansen’21 Staff Writer Fall and winter are not only the best season because of the holidays, but also because all of the best movies come out in the months of October through December. Yes, this summer had huge hits like Avengers: Infinity War, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Deadpool […]
Tyler Christiansen Staff Writer Summer is the time for big blockbusters like “Star Wars” or one of the many Marvel movies, not a low-budget, independent horror film that’s directed by a rookie with relatively unknown actors. With that said, “Hereditary,” written and directed by Ari Aster, completely defied […]
Tyler Christiansen Staff Writer Damien Chazelle, writer/director of the critically acclaimed films Whiplash and La La Land, creates another near-perfect film about the trials of the NASA program through the eyes of Neil Armstrong. Josh Singer, writer of Spotlight and The Post, adapted the screenplay from James Hansen’s […]
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