Tag: Cinematography

The Rental Joyfully Updates the Slasher Film

The 2010s have seen what many have dubbed a horror renaissance complete with critically acclaimed and beloved entries that are both bankable and competitive during awards season. The intricate stories and character development this new crop in the…

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Relic Explores How Aging Shifts Relationships Between Parent and Child

Relic tells the story of Edna (Robyn Nevin), an elderly and widowed grandmother who goes missing as her mental capacity has began to slowly decline. Her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) rushes to her mother’s home in an attempt…

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The Haunting of Da 5 Bloods

“After you’ve been in a war, you understand it really never ends. Whether it’s in your mind or in reality, they’re just degrees.” The ghosts of the past often stay with us. Try as we may, running from…

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Poverty and Family’s Complications Come into View in Take Out Girl

“They say innovation was born of desperation.” “They were poor too, huh?” The struggles of immigrant families are at once well known and oft-overlooked. The pressures that first and second generation Americans feel to help their families overcome…

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True History of the Miseducation of Ned Kelly

It’s no secret that our experiences as children play a pivotal role in who we eventually become as adults. Growing up in a well-adjusted home with attentive, caring parents can set a child off on a path toward…

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The Other Lamb Has Something to Say, but It’s Lost in Its Artistic Fervor

Our socialization plays a large part in forming who we are. What the culture we are immersed in tells us about ourselves and our characteristics matters in who we become. But as we grow older and see more…

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Last Call Provides Much to See and Much to Think About

Connection is one of the most important facets of human existence. Knowing that we aren’t alone can be enough to lift a person out of the void and into a space where they can flourish. Often times, that…

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I Will Make You Mine Shows Love is Anything but Black and White

“I’m trying to let you go. What do I know? You left me with all of your things. What will this bring?” Where is the line between love and infatuation? Merriam-Webster defines infatuation as “strong and unreasoning attachment”…

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The Assistant Critiques American Corporate Culture

The state of the American worker is a key driver of our politics at the moment. The wish for relief has led to the rise of populist politics and politicians, all with the hope of radical changes to…

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In Incitement, a View of How Young Men Become Radicalized

As social upheaval continues to spread worldwide and populist movements lurch further rightward, teetering toward violence, one of the questions many sociopolitical analysts are pondering is what motivates people, young men in particular, to become radicalized? The advent…

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