Monthly Archives: January 2017

By Jordan Hansgen Ok, I’m kind of ashamed to say this, but I have never watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy until this week and after watching, I could not have been more impressed.  The series really utilized CGI … Continue reading →

By: Katherine Naylor As the Oscars quickly approach, my goal is to see one of the nominated films every week. This past week, I finally got to see La La Land. Throughout the entire film I kept asking “how is … Continue reading →

by Catherine Maier The Young Pope is a new series that has started this year on HBO. To my knowledge, this is a unique and different show from other religiously driven series. An American has been elected as Pope Pius … Continue reading →

By: Kendra Thornton   Over the weekend I watched Grand Budapest Hotel for the first time, and I already want to watch it again. First of all, it is a gorgeous film to watch. It is filled with bright candy … Continue reading →

by Russell Lawrence             This was my first time seeing Winter’s Bone, recipient of the 2010 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. I had no idea that Jennifer Lawrence was in this film and I was excited when … Continue reading →

  By: Shelby Halliman This semester I have been taking a course all about film festivals. It is a really interesting class that allows you to venture into a more in-depth look at different film festivals around the world. One … Continue reading →

I often ask myself the question, “what is it about YouTube that makes it so special?” Luke Clellan Dellorso

By: Meg Schmit I’ll admit, the first thing that drew me into seeing La La Land wasn’t the movie itself, but actor Ryan Gosling. I have watched several of his films – Nice Guys, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Notebook – … Continue reading →

Pacific Rim, for those who don’t know, is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Guillermo del Toro about giant humanoid robots fist fighting giant reptile monsters.  It got pretty average to negative reviews, and I’ve noticed that a lot of … Continue reading →

I would like to preface this post by stating my intentions for my blog entries. First, I would like to state that I am not a film studies scholar. Second, my primary goal for this course is to connect my … Continue reading →