Every Halloween season demands a horror/thriller movie on a cold and dark fall night with some warm popcorn on a cozy couch.
But, maybe you’ve seen all of the classics from “Nosferatu” to “Get...
In the opening scene of the Coen brothers’ newest film, a ragged and worn book titled “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” lies centered on a nondescript wooden floor as Western guitars and horns play...
My ears were ringing the moment the credits rolled, a distant hum that stayed with me as I caught the late-night bus back to campus. Though I’d seen the movie with friends, the feeling of isolation and...
Hunter McKenzie, Culture Columnist
• April 19, 2018
If you enjoy feminist perspectives and John Cena butt chugging beer, “Blockers” might be the film for you.
“Blockers” stars Leslie Mann, John Cena and Ike Barinholtz, and follows three parents...
There’s fashion, sex, espionage and violence, but not even Jennifer Lawrence can make this bloated spy thriller work.
“Red Sparrow” follows prima ballerina Dominika (Jennifer Lawrence) who, after...
The latest addition to Disney’s sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Black Panther,” is the most important superhero blockbuster since “Iron Man” reinvented the genre in 2008.
“Black Panther,”...
Hunter McKenzie, Arts Columnist
• February 8, 2018
Silk, lace, muslin, taffeta, chiffon and satin.
In every instant of “Phantom Thread,” fashion pours out of the frame and couture overwhelms the eye with bold elegance.
There are sleeves, crisp...
This week, I had the pleasure of getting to see the new racial satire “Dear White People.”
Its primary focus is on the relationship between blacks and whites, first and foremost from the black perspective.
It...
