An Asian-American high schooler recounts the importance of genuine representation and the joys of self-recognition through Crazy Rich Asians (2018).
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JR Atkinson watches Bo Burnham’s new film Eighth Grade (2018) and reflects on her own experiences as “the quiet kid” in middle school.
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Why an intriguing trailer and visually stimulating imagery were not enough to keep this writer enmeshed in Annihilation (2018.)
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Love, Simon (2018) resonates with writer Alex Minton.
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Three young writers share the differences and commonalities in their viewing of this Oscar-nominated film.
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One writer considers The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) in relation to her own father’s decline.
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Sean Baker's The Florida Project exposes the "magic" of Disney World and forces its viewers to confront reality through the eyes of a child.
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Wonder Woman rekindles the emotions of wonder and excitement for an incoming high school Senior.
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In Malick’s Song to Song, the characters’ apathy is contagious.
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In Goodbye First Love (2011), a young couple’s idealized version of love dissolves.
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Ani on what drew him to the outdoors, why he started making films, and his upcoming project.
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One man investigates idealized masculinity within Kong: Skull Island.
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Ali Arminio rediscovers her love of filmmaking by watching Sing Street.
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Maile McCann investigates the harms of care, in her own life and in Bergman's Persona.
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Linne Halpern muses on the fashion of L’Avventurra in relation to her own materialism.
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Sage Marshall comments on the emotional power of The White Helmets.
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Amelia Spittal, a sociology major, offers her take on La La Land just before the airing of The Oscars.
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Maile McCann considers the contrast between fiction and reality as she reviews this musical film.
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