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“Shrek 2”’s cult following didn’t start recently — the film made more than five times their budget at the box office, became the highest-grossing film of 2004 and was critically acclaimed. And for good reason: despite being up against notable sequels during the same year, like “Spider-Man 2” and...
Fans of late night television likely have a friend in YouTube — it’s where most of these shows upload select clips of their episodes for audiences to enjoy. “Last Week Tonight” is historically no different, with the channel featuring some web exclusives and the “main story tonight” of every episode that airs. On Friday, April 26, a teaser was...
Several films make being a government spy or a witty CIA agent seem like an exciting job that includes performing cool stunts, keeping top secrets and constantly living on the brink of death. The decade-old film “Salt'' not only effectively explores these aspects to provide a firsthand account of what it is like being a top secret agent, but...
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“Pariah” (2011) is a coming of age film that follows a Black teenager, Alike Freeman, through her coming of age journey as a butch lesbian. Diverse queer stories are especially important because LGBTQ+ people aren’t going anywhere. In times like this, the community needs support more than ever, and this film is a perfect watch for Black...
Ryan Gosling stars in 2001’s “The Believer” as Daniel Balint who, after rebelling against his ultraconservative Jewish upbringing, becomes a neo-Nazi in contemporary New York City. The character is based on the 1960s real-life member of the American Nazi Party Dan Burros. Balint joins a fascist movement and quickly rises through the ranks as his skills as an orator...
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...
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Every year, players make choices on what games they want to play and it’s hard for many niche titles to stand out amongst the sea of quality and popularity. Yet, there are many times where a lesser-known title gets that recognition and Monolith Soft’s “Xenoblade Chronicles” is certainly one of...
“The Truman Show” is a psychological comedy-drama film released in 1998 that explored many themes that have since blossomed into today’s society. Directed by Peter Weir, the film gained much success on its debut and earned several award nominations. “The Truman Show” has become a classic among fans, creating a legacy that will stand the test of time for...
Debuting in 1999, NBC’s “The West Wing” placed audiences right in the middle of the day-to-day operations of the White House staff. Featuring breathtaking writing from series creator Aaron Sorkin, “The West Wing” crafts a compelling narrative across its seven outstanding seasons.
“The West Wing” follows the fictional presidency of Josiah “Jed” Bartlett (Martin Sheen) and his senior White House...
Pronounced as “symbio-psycho-taxi-plasm,” William Greaves’s 1968 film is as mind-melding as its title suggests. It is a defining work of avant-garde cinema. Before Alejandro Jodorowsky acknowledged the fourth wall of the cinema, Greaves’s hybrid film did that tenfold. Greaves blurs the line between what is truth and fiction in a documentary.
This film perfectly reflects the 1960s, which was a...