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Are Westerns a Dead Genre?

Film genres phase in and out of relevancy. They rise and they fall. One such genre that has dissipated into lesser popularity is westerns. But are westerns dead? Have modern […]

September 28, 2020September 29, 2020 Grayson Schrader 16mm Shrine, Book Reviews, Editors, Film Reviews, Media Criticism

The Good Ole Days

If you’re familiar with Stephen King and his work, The Body and Stand By Me might seem pretty tame compared to his more, let’s call it, outlandish work. His stories […]

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Grayson Schrader Book Reviews, Film Reviews, Media Criticism

Symbols and Allegory in Blade Runner 2049

Seth Williams Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner 2049 features quite a bit of symbolic and allegoric imagery. In this examination of a single, isolated scene, one can grasp the despair and desolation […]

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 Aaron Brickle Film Reviews, Media Criticism

“You Can’t Stop” Andy Mineo

Leonard Holmes What is it like to live your life with doubts and fears constantly surrounding you? Rapper Andy Mineo brings this struggle to life in the music video to […]

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Aaron Brickle Media Criticism

Justice League for Earth

Shawndre’ Young When a world-ending threat arrives on Earth’s doorstep, only a group of superheroes stand a chance of saving the planet. Can the combined powers of Batman, Wonder Woman, […]

August 7, 2018August 24, 2018 Shawndre' Young Media Criticism

Impact of Fear and Loss in IT

Dallas Collins What impact does fear and loss have on a child? Stephen King’s It, in both its film adaptations, seeks to answer this kind of question. With the nefarious Pennywise the […]

August 1, 2018August 2, 2018 Aaron Brickle Commentary, Film Reviews, Media Criticism

Visions and Commentary from The Illusionist

Nathaniel Keay Couched in the guise of a magician drama, 2006’s The Illusionist serves as a commentary on many modern social issues. When a magician’s love is torn from him by a […]

July 31, 2018 Aaron Brickle 16mm Shrine, Commentary, Media Criticism

Tim Burton in Wonderland

Dallas Collins With Alice in Wonderland’s definitive style being whimsical and odd, was Tim Burton the correct choice to bring the story back to the big screen? While Burton is […]

July 27, 2018July 31, 2018 Aaron Brickle 16mm Shrine, Media Criticism

Where in the Kingdom of Heaven?

Seth Williams Editing is an integral part of every film, and can either make or break it. Ridley Scott’s film Kingdom of Heaven is a perfect, if unfortunate, example of this principle. […]

July 13, 2018July 31, 2018 Aaron Brickle 16mm Shrine, Media Criticism

The Jungle Book and the Search for Self

Dallas Collins What defines a person? Orphaned at a young age and literally raised by wolves, young Mowgli is forced to ask that question when he discovers that he does […]

July 9, 2018July 31, 2018 Aaron Brickle 16mm Shrine, Media Criticism

True Grit and the Search for Justice

Dallas Grant As a cowboy, ranger, and young woman bind together in an unlikely crew, they must discover what it takes to survive as a team and bring down their […]

July 4, 2018July 6, 2018 Aaron Brickle 16mm Shrine, Media Criticism

The Dark Mirror of Reality

Cheyenne Davis Black Mirror is a Netflix series that focuses on the paranoia associated with technology as well as its capabilities. Each episode is like a short film in themselves […]

March 12, 2018August 31, 2018 Cheyenne Davis Film Reviews, Media Criticism

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