Tag: film
Reading Film 101: Where “Antichrist” succeeds and “mother!” fails
This article uses two films as catalysts to discuss allegorical storytelling in film. Thusly, spoilers for Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” and, to a lesser extent,...
On the Radar: Summer 2017
Summer’s here, and with it comes a whole lotta good stuff. From video games to music to film, The Highlander looks at what’s on...
Club Spotlight: Aerospace Systems
Convening in a medium-sized study room on the first floor of Orbach library on Friday (their regular meeting day), May 12, a passionate group...
A Word of Advice From … Professor Michelle Bloom
Since 1997, UC Riverside Professor of Comparative Literature and French Michelle Bloom, Ph. D, has selflessly lent her lifelong experience travelling the world, particularly...
Silence is a stunning and subtle examination of faith
You know him, I know him. Martin Scorsese needs no introduction. “Silence” is the product of a 25 year-long production period — a passion...
In Retrospect: In Memoriam of John Berger
Public intellectuals are a thing of the past and in some sense reached their heyday in the ‘60s. The days when intellectuals such as...
Beloved MCS Lecturer Mark Bundy passes away
On Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, UC Riverside’s Media and Cultural Studies (MCS) faculty and staff announced the passing of MCS Dept. Lecturer Mark Bundy....
“Nocturnal Animals” displays mastery of craft by Tom Ford
Tom Ford made a toughie. The fashion designer-turned-filmmaker’s second cinematic feature, “Nocturnal Animals” starts just about as confusingly as it ends, and we can...
“Moonlight” is the best film of 2016
“What’s a faggot? Am I a faggot? How do I know?” Berry Jenkin’s “Moonlight,” based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play “In Moonlight Black Boys...
“Arrival” is a great addition to the Science Fiction canon
Science fiction is a hard genre to tackle. All the great sci-fi films from “Star Wars” to “Blade Runner” have envisioned futuristic settings with...