Friday, April 19, 2024

Radar Replay: A reflection on the 70th anniversary of Yasujirō Ozu’s ‘Tokyo Story’

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”...

Radar Replay: A reflection on Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s ‘A City Of Sadness’

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,...

Radar Replay: The “Femininity Spectrum” in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’

Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” displays, through a modern lens, the various forms of fluid feminine expression, which we have coined “the femininity spectrum.” The femininity spectrum is a term used to identify and...
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Radar Replay: ‘Where the hell have you been loca?’ — The ‘Twilight Saga’ celebrates...

Nov. 21 marks the 14th anniversary of a movie that started a global franchise and caused a cultural shift in how we perceive vampires. The movie “Twilight,” however angsty and problematic it may be,...

Radar Replay: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is an everlasting film that deserves to...

The iconic legacy of this horror film has lasted for years to come, and still continues as a reminiscent film in modern media.  The modern film industry has a habit of running interesting concepts dry,...

Radar Replay: This Halloween, let the “The Witches” be at the top of your...

Perhaps Christmas is the season when you prefer cozying up with your loved ones more and watching a feel-good classic holiday movie. At Halloween, you want to be out at a party or trick-or-treating...

‘April 29, 1992’: the LA Riots

Sunrise to sunset, from Hawthorne to Boyle Heights, Los Angeles houses a mosaic of culturally ethnic residents whose hopes and dreams are centered on the revered city skyline. The burning sun beams scorching the...

Radar Replay: The first two seasons of AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ are a perfect...

To fans of the horror genre and Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead” comic series, Halloween was a very special day to look forward to back in 2010, as the highly-anticipated “The Walking Dead” TV...

‘Spaceballs’ the replay

Mel Brooks is without a doubt the big-screen king of spoofs and satire. With classics such as the hilarious western spoof “Blazing Saddles” and his comedic take on classic Hollywood horror “Young Frankenstein,” Mel...

Radar Replay: Cleverly written, ‘Inception’ remains one of Hollywood’s best films 

  Ever wanted to go back to finish that dream you had? Maybe it's the one where you became a millionaire or one where you were reunited with a lost loved one. But consider the...