By Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer In the past few years, Netflix has been a platform for an array of unique and original films. The Music Teacher is no exception from this. This Indian film is one of the many foreign films that Netflix produced. The film portrays its characters in a realistic light and it’s…
By Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer Recently, the movie theatre ushered in the next highly anticipated Stephen King adaptation, Pet Semetary. It can also be considered a remake of the 1989 film with the same name. The new take on the classic tale doesn’t bring anything new to the table which makes the film drag out….
By Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer Another all-star cast has created another cinematic disappointment. The Beach Bum explores the life of someone who lives by his own rules but that is all it seems to bring. Scenes move from party to party with little context that makes the film seem more like an experience rather than…
By Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer Over this past weekend, Academy Award winner Jordan Peele released his highly anticipated second film, Us. His first film Get Out was met with critical praise which is why it received multiple Academy Award nominations and won the award for best original screenplay. This came as a surprise to some…
By: Asha Tompkins, Arts and Culture Editor A superhero with blue food-coloring as blood, Marvel Studios has outdone itself. After the release of Avengers: Infinity War last April, Captain Marvel was released Friday, March 8, with a break-the-box-office opening night of $61 million, according to Forbes.com. Throughout this two hour and four minute feature, Marvel provides…
By Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Everyone knows about Game of Thrones and Lord of The Rings, however there is another fantasy trilogy not everyone knows about, the How to Train Your Dragon series. This fantasy epic about a boy and his dragon reached its conclusion this past weekend. This conclusion is something many movie trilogies…
By Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Over many years there have been hundreds, if not thousands of horror films released into theaters. At the same time, very few good horror movies have been released. However, Happy Death Day 2 U, which arrived into theaters this past weekend, is not only a great film in the world…
By Cody Curtis, Staff Writer When going to the movie theater, most,if not all, audience members are hoping for an enjoyable experience. However, when watching a film, sometimes the quality of the film does not matter. Movies such as The Room (2003), I, Frankenstein (2014) and this past weekend’s newest release Serenity, prove that movies can…
By: Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Director M. Night Shyamalan has been on both extreme ends of filmmaking. At the beginning of his career, many people believed Shyamalan was on track to be the next Steven Spielberg, except in the realm of psychological thrillers. Shortly after the release of Lady in The Water, his career took a…
By Ben Theriault, Staff Writer Getting in the holiday spirit used to be difficult if Rudolph or Charlie Brown were not your cup of tea. Fortunately, the last couple of decades have offered even the biggest of Scrooges a way to get in the holiday spirit. If you find yourself as someone who struggles with traditional…
By Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Every year from September to December, cinematic accolades are discussed. While talking about the Oscars and Golden Globes is important, the power of the messages presented in certain films are even more crucial. The new interpretation of A Star is Born presented by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga is an…
By: Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Since the beginning of October I have written about specific films in the horror genre. Before we press forward next week with another terrifying movie, it only seems right to discuss the genre of all evil things, and more specifically why these films are modern day versions of what Jacob…
By: Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Two weeks ago, when writing about The Babadook, I said that the horror genre was a difficult subject to watch and talk about. You have probably noticed that there are not many good horror films out there. Why are there so many bad horror films, you may ask? Because, not only…
By Cody Curtis, Staff Writer October has arrived; The month which includes traditions of playing dress up, eating candy until your teeth fall out and most importantly, watching movies which make you scream. Before you grab copies of Friday the 13th and The Conjuring, however, there is a film much more worthy of your time….
By Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Sex, murder, and a mystery. Themes prevalent in many adult investigative films, especially this weekend’s newest female-led picture, A Simple Favor. For a time film noir and detective stories seemed to have disappeared from the cinema. Up until the release of Gone Girl (2014), The Nice Guys (2016), and now…
By Emily Norman, Staff Writer On the evening of Thursday April 19th, the film Marathon for Justice was screened in the lecture room of Bailey Hall on the USM Gorham campus as a part of this year’s convocation. The Convocation theme this year is Race and Participatory Democracy. The film, produced by Empathy Works, details the…
By Emily Norman, Staff Writer Get Out recently made history at the Oscars on the night of Sunday, March 4, as the first horror film to earn the Best Original Screenplay award for Writer/Director Jordan Peele. This was a big win, beating out the predicted winner Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water –…
By: Daniel Kilgallon, Staff Writer As I’ve made clear before, film sequels have become somewhat dangerous territory to me. In contemporary Hollywood, it seems to be a challenge to balance what worked in an original movie with enough new content that progresses to a larger story. When it comes to blockbusters, the most common mistake seems…
By: Daniel Kilgallon, Staff Writer To no surprise, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had yet another successful year at the box office thus far, with their two feature films released grossing well over $700 million combined in the United States alone (Box Office Mojo). Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming have also…
By: Daniel Kilgallon, Staff Writer Let’s face the truth; blockbusters in Hollywood have basically become an endless string of reboots, sequels, or adaptations of popular source material. I can’t stand this lack of creative storytelling in the mainstream movie industry and I think it is just about time for studios to stop throwing together rehashes or…
By: Daniel Kilgallon, Staff Writer In a few weeks, we will be getting the first Blade Runner movie since 2007, when director Ridley Scott released the seventh version of his 1982 original, suitably titled The Final Cut. Starring Ryan Gosling and featuring the return of Harrison Ford in his iconic role as Rick Deckard, Blade…
By: Daniel Kilgallon, Staff Writer The importance of developing intriguing characters through rich dialogue is a crucial part of crafting a quality screenplay for a movie. Very few writers in Hollywood today have mastered that skill, but Quentin Tarantino is absolutely part of the elite company. One of the greatest examples of this is the opening…
By: Daniel Kilgallon, Staff Writer It has been nearly fifteen years since one of the greatest villains in the history of movies truly debuted in live action on the silver screen. Unfortunately, we have been experiencing an era of Hollywood ever since that seems to be slowly losing grip on the essential storytelling element of…