Carrie haunts audiences with portrayal of realistic bullying
Do you remember bullying? Whether experienced during high school, middle school or at a younger age, bullying seems ever-present in the American social life, a way in which children (and…
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Payne rethinks classic American road movie
There’s something distinctly American about the road movie; the open spaces and plain vistas evoke a sense of freedom and mobility. The constant hunt for a destination, inherent to the…
Jonze’s Her personifies the inanimate
Think about how many hours a day you spend glued to your computer or your phone; we are attached to technology to the extent that our gizmos aren’t mere objects,…
12 Years tackles the dark realities of slavery
It is a well-known belief that history tends to repeat itself, for better or for worse. So how, you might ask, can we stop from remaking the mistakes of the…
As I Lay Dying faithful to Faulkner’s classic
In The Miscellany News’s October 2 issue, Lily Sloss ’14 published “Gordon-Levitt script looks at vice, morality,” a great review of Joseph Gordon Levitt’s “Don Jon” by outlining the film…
Gordon-Levitt script looks at vice, morality
Due to “no pants Friday,” a history paper on the horizon and the incalculable impact of a solid outline, I am going to review the odd film Don Jon in…
Cinematography can’t save mess of a thriller
One of the strangest parts of the fall “prestige” movie season, i.e. the time of year when all of the movies that are trying very hard to win Oscars are…
Elysium’s miraculous Med-Bay could not cure woes of cliché action, plotlines
Elysium, the new science fiction film by Neill Blomkamp is an altogether dreary affair. Though the film initially appears promising, it doesn’t take long before the visual serenity and grade-A…
Spector is unconventional, unguided
The new HBO film Phil Spector begins with a disclaimer that says “This is a work of fiction. It’s not ‘based on a true story.’ It is a drama inspired…
Mama makes for engrossing, jumpy watch
Has anybody seen Mama? Heard of it? Not interested because you have “Mommy issues?” Regardless, let me lay out your Friday (post-Nemopocalypse) plans. You are finding a buddy/lover who will…