For those of us who love integrating movies into our daily routines, all of our readings and homework often gets in the way of that. Film columnist Hannah Eliot SC ‘24 comes to the rescue with a curated list of five short films that you can easily sneak into your schedule.
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Horror Hour: The found footage phenomenon in “Creep”
Horror movies have evolved into fodder for the masses, promising cheap thrills and empty storylines to give audiences a quick jump-scare. A horror sub-genre that makes room for innovation, writes horror columnist Anna Peterson SC ’25, is the found footage horror.
Rom-Com in Review: The case for joy In Asian American rom-coms
Asian American Rom-coms almost always revolve around intergenerational drama. As Asian American stories seem to receive more and more attention, columnist Nadia Hsu unpacks why the rom-com remains entrenched in family turmoil.
Rom-Com in Review: Jane Austen, ‘You’ve Got Mail’ and Love Across Postal Codes
In rom-com world, the love letter is a last-act confession — take Nora Ephron’s “You’ve Got Mail” or Jane Austen’s novels. Rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27 unpacks why letter-writing is such an oft-used trope, and why you should start writing them too.
Film files: The controversial legacy of ‘Lost in Translation’
In anticipation of Sophia Coppola’s return to Hollywood with “Priscilla,” film columnist Hannah Elliot SC ‘24 looks back on Coppola’s magnum opus: “Lost in Translation.”
Horror Hour: Challenging the Male Gaze and Embracing Feminist Revenge in ‘Jennifer’s Body’
With a spooky season in full swing, horror columnist Anna Peterson SC ‘25 takes a look back at “Jennifer’s Body” and its evolving reputation from a critical flop to cult classic.
‘Horror Hour’: How Wes Craven’s “Scream” brought spoof horror to the big screen
With Halloween around the corner, the movie theater is packed with reboots of iconic franchises like “The Nun II” and “The Saw X.” Columnist Anna Peterson SC ’25 thinks its time to go back to our horror roots with “Scream.”
Rom-Com in Review: Eat your heart out in ‘Fresh’
Out with rom-coms, in with cannibalism. In the past several years, there’s been a slew of stories centered around cannibalism — think “Raw” and “Bones and All.” “Fresh” does both, writes columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27.
Film files: Five films, five countries
Film and TV columnist Hannah Eliot SC ’24 wants you to watch more foreign films. For this week’s column, Eliot recommends five foreign films from five different countries for your consideration.
Rom-Com in Review: ‘Sex And The City’ is for the cynical romantics
“Sex and the City” is considered by many as the defining rom-com of the early 2000s. For a show all about the ins and outs of love, reflects Rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu, it’s awfully cynical of romance.