2016 has been a tumultuous year, to say the least. There is one good thing to come out of this year, though, that shows us the way to a brighter future. I am speaking about the absurd yet completely heartfelt Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, which may save us after such a trashcan
Author: Lauren Churchwell
Give Thanks For No Thanksgiving Movies
There are plenty of holiday movies. We have Halloween classics ranging from the terrifying Halloween to the not-so terrifying Halloweentown series–we have Christmas movies everywhere from It’s a Wonderful Life to the not entirely Christmasy Die Hard (which is my second favorite Christmas movie). As the Holiday season keeps getting
Black Mirror Tackles Modern Dependence on Technology
The third season of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror premiered last Friday, and while the show is very explicitly a television show, the episodes function as their own films that are very much contained in their own cinematic worlds. Today, we’re taking a look at the first episode of the new series,
So Bad It’s Good: The Film Aesthetic That Keeps On Giving
“They’re eating her…and then they’re going to eat me!” A bespectacled teenager yelled at 12-year-old me from the TV in my living room. At this point in my life I had seen 'good movies' and I had begun to realize that there were 'bad movies' ( I'd had a particularly traumatic experience with
Netflix and Chills: This Month’s New Releases
Netflix is making a bold choice this October by bringing surprisingly little shock and horror in their new arrivals. Nevertheless, I’m here to highlight some of the great films coming to the service, even if they aren’t scary. As an added bonus, I'll take a look at what good picks they do have for you
Lo and Behold: A Director’s Haunting Introspection on the Internet
How many times a day do you find yourself using the Internet? Do you run for Google every time a fact needs to be fulfilled? Do you take breaks to the tunes of Facebook, Youtube, Reddit, or Tumblr? How many of you are able to do your homework or research without Sakai or JSTOR or the Honnold/Mudd website? I’m going to go out on a limb and say the majority of us use the Internet in some form or fashion every day, and multiple times a