Top Netflix shows: Quarantine edition
Jacob Stanton, Staff Writer
April 20, 2020
With no end in sight, the Coronavirus pandemic is ravaging the American lifestyle, affecting many families and individuals. From self-isolation advisories to mandatory stay at home orders, everyone in the United States has been affected in some way. On the bright side, many of us still have access to TV streaming services like Netflix. They are kn...
Parasite wins Best Picture in watershed moment for Hollywood
Angie Jia, Staff Writer
February 11, 2020
If you’ve scrolled through Instagram, Twitter or virtually any social media platform this week, you’ve probably noticed that a film called “Parasite” won an Oscar for Best Picture. You probably have a few questions. First, who knew the Oscars just passed? I didn’t. More importantly, why is ...
Greta Gerwig creates a modern masterpiece with classic novel “Little Women”
Kathryn McAuliffe, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief Intern
December 27, 2019
In the movie (and book!) “Little Women,” Meg March declares that “it’s so dreadful to be poor!” It’s a widely understood fact that to be lacking makes one sad, but both movie-goers and classic literature fans simply won’t be lacking after seeing this rich and lively movie. Writer and d...
These movies are ‘snow’ joke
Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief
December 16, 2019
As the temperatures drop, people may think that it’s the holiday season or finals season, but really, it’s Oscars season. The end of the year brings tons of anticipated films to local theaters, making up for all of the boring summer blockbusters (is that just my pretentious opinion?). No matter what you...
St. Louis International Film Festival brings movies from far and wide
Sabrina Bohn and Emma Caplinger
November 7, 2019
Need a break from Netflix? Want to feel a little fancier than Chesterfield Mall’s good ole AMC? Why not go give St. Louis International Film Festival a try (SLIFF)? SLIFF is an annual film festival that began in 1992, showing around 300 films every November. With that many films to choose from, it...
The perfect, bittersweet finale: “Avengers: Endgame”
Peyton Gaskill, Staff Writer
April 30, 2019
“Avengers: Endgame” is nothing like anything that has ever come before it. Never before has there been a longer-running, more popular, blockbuster cinematic universe like the one Marvel has carefully constructed over the last 11 years, and “Endgame” is the perfect send-off for a saga of such proportion. ...
“Captain Marvel” flies high
Peyton Gaskill, Staff Writer
April 24, 2019
A forgotten past, a galactic war and 1995 America. “Captain Marvel” is the 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in the epic origin story for one of Marvel’s most powerful heroes. Despite her late entry into the franchise, “Captain Marvel” deliver...
“Us” will leave you unsettled
Peyton Gaskill, Staff Writer
April 14, 2019
“Us” is the long anticipated follow-up to Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, “Get Out”. The 2017 thriller established him as an up and coming force in the the horror genre and his second film does not disappoint. Juggling elements of horror, comedy, thriller and mystery, “Us” is able to de...
“They Shall Not Grow Old” brings the past to life
Peyton Gaskill, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
For Armistice Day 2018, which marked 100 years since the end of World War I, the Imperial War Museum and 14-18 NOW commissioned “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson to create a documentary using the Imperial War Museum’s archived historical footage in a “unique and creative fashion.” In response, J...
Deep dive into Aquaman
Julian Shoykhet, Staff Writer
February 1, 2019
The DC cinematic universe has long been an underdog in superhero movies; while Marvel is known to produce classics, DC makes blunders. After "Justice League" was universally criticized, having a movie about "Aquaman" seemed to be digging an even deeper grave for DC. Surprisingly, however, the movie was act...
