Throughout the history of cinema, a selective canon of “classics” has slowly been curated through the opinions of film lovers and critics alike. Western works such as Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” have cemented their positions among the greatest pieces of art ever created. However, Yasujirō Ozu’s “Tokyo Story” is...
On March 3, De La Soul released their entire discography on streaming for the first time, excluding a one-day-only occurrence in 2016. For a new generation of hip-hop listeners, recognizing the iconic group De La Soul is a difficult task. But how could this be if modern sounds from Tyler the Creator to Childish Gambino take inspiration from the...
The rise of true crime has generated an influx of film and TV adaptations that explore the depraved minds of killers. “It’s All Just Noise,” produced and written by Karly Thomas, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) student in creative writing for performing arts, comments on the unjustified portrayal of murder victims and how their stories are glorified in...
If Disney is good for anything, it is nostalgia. It is not an exaggeration to say that nearly everyone living on our planet has some knowledge of, and thus, fond memories of Disney in some form. Be that the franchise — the House of Mouse has its capitalistic fingers in every aspect of society imaginable. Its long history of...
With the award season fully underway and the 2023 Oscars arriving soon, ranking the Oscar best picture nominees is the best way to commemorate this year’s award show.
10. “Elvis”
The trite biopic is an example of sacrificing substance for style, offering an elementary glimpse at the rock ‘n’ roll icon. Director Baz Luhrmann has always been known to employ extravagant...
In the three years since the release of the second season, fans have been eagerly waiting for the third season of “The Mandalorian'' to be released. Since the success of the first season, the show has garnered a broad fan base. Alongside longtime “Star Wars” fans, the show gained a new audience’s interest in the franchise. With the wide...
The fictional 1970s rock band “Daisy Jones and the Six,” inspired by Fleetwood Mac, are working towards becoming the iconic band the series sells them as in the first three episodes released by Amazon Prime on March 2. We meet Daisy (Riley Keough), the discontented, free-spirited daughter of wealthy parents and Billy (Sam Claflin), a domineering personality who views...
Beginning at the age of 14, Vero Sanchez Gomez began their artistic endeavors within the Santa Barbara Arts Alliance, a program assisting at-risk youths within their neighborhoods to explore art. After becoming a mentor in the program, Vero delved into the world of Chicano history and cultura which she currently can express through Chicano Student Programs (CSP) at UCR.
The...
“Cocaine Bear” is a high-concept comedy that supplies an unbeatable cinematic experience. The comedy's premise comes from a true story involving blow, a bear and drug smugglers. In 1985, a former narcotics officer turned notorious drug smuggler, Andrew Thornton, planned to transport over 300 kilograms of cocaine to the United States. Everything was going smoothly until he tapped into...
In 1989, Taiwanese auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien told the story of a family in the small coastal town of Jiufen. Without context, the film appears to be surrounded by an impenetrable veil of mysticism. However, those familiar with the island’s history will understand the significance within the specific release date of “A City of Sadness.” To unlock the importance of...