Parasite won the Oscar for Best Picture. Do those now celebrating the film understand its critique of their own station and privilege? Continue reading ‘Parasite’ Movie Themes Are Obvious to Us, But Are They Obvious to Those the Themes Represent?
The Pine Needle surveyed Central students to discover which Christmas movies they preferred, pitting Will Farrell against Charlie Brown. Continue reading Central Students Prefer Elf and Polar Express at Christmas
Marvel’s Infinity War promotes dangerous ideas to young audience members through the movies main villain Thanos Continue reading Infinity War: An In-depth Look at the Latest Avenger Movie
If The Greatest Showman is based on a true story, how much of the story is true? Continue reading The Greatest Showman: How much is real?
The assembly line for the Fast and Furious movies has turned out eight films, but the quality of the latest ones shows it is time to shut down production. Continue reading The Fast and Furious Films Have Gone Flat
The latest version of Stephen King’s IT has set the standard for horror films and leaves viewers fully satisfied. Continue reading IT Establishes ITself as THE Horror Movie
The new Star Wars movie has exploded in theaters, and even with a predictable plot, it has won a true fan’s approval. Continue reading Rogue One Wins a True Fan’s Approval
As The Hunger Games settles into a concrete place in our culture’s consciousness, it’s worth reexamining our assumptions about the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. Continue reading Katniss Everdeen, the Strong and Selfish Hero
With super-powered visuals, Doctor Strange captures its viewer and covers its traditional comic-book plot. Continue reading Review: Doctor Strange Dazzles the Eye
Christopher Guest’s latest film, Mascots, is now on Netflix, but it fails to inspire viewers like Guest’s previous work. Continue reading ‘Mascots’ Draws Few Cheers
The trailers for Captain America: Civil War have set comic-movie fans buzzing each worrying about what could happen between their favorite fictional heroes. Continue reading Comic Fans Buzzing about Captain America: Civil War
By Molly Boehler and Adam Taylor The announcement for the Oscar nominees is finally out! This is an exciting time for many who look forward the awards (or a major disappointment for those who actually like good films). 2015 was a big year for films, boasting a total box office revenue of nearly $11 billion. A couple movies nearly broke records for Oscar nominations this … Continue reading What the Oscar Nominees Should Have Been
