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‘A Dog’s Purpose’: No dramatic bite

March 14, 2017June 4, 2017 James Moore a dog's purpose, art, culture, dog, film, Film Review, reincarnation

Does “A Dog’s Purpose” hit audiences with the same emotional punch of similar animal-based narrative, or leave audiences unsatisfied with

Culture Opinion

They build fences, don’t they: A film review of “Fences” (2016)

February 14, 2017 James Moore August Wilson, Baseball, Denzel Washington, Fences, film, Film Review, Race, Race Relations, Racism, review, Stageplay, VIola Davis, Writing

How does a movie weighed heavily by tension, and built with superb characters and acting, convey a powerful message that resonates with

Regent

48/48: Hour by Hour

January 20, 2017January 26, 2017 H. Nathaniel Rodbell 48/48, film

Starting tonight at 7PM I’ll be giving a behind the scenes play-by-play on Regent’s 48/48 film competition. Stay tuned this weekend!

Culture Opinion

The Great American Cooking Story: The Role of Gentrification and Food

December 3, 2015January 26, 2016 Orlando Suazo film, Interview, life, local, movies, opinion, review

Gentrification, the process of urban renewal of lower-class neighborhoods, has been occurring all across the United States in different cities

Culture

Supergirl Review: Fight or Flight

November 12, 2015November 24, 2015 Orlando Suazo culture, film, movies, opinion, review, television shows

Last night’s episode explored the theme of identity. Prompted by an interview with Cat Grant, Kara questions her identity. How

Culture

Bourne Is Ready to Throw Down in New Set Photo

September 15, 2015September 21, 2015 Alec Mangum action, Bourne, entertainment, film, Hype, movies, Twitter

Principle photography and preproduction are wrapping up for the fifth Bourne film! The first photo from the set of the fifth Bourne movie had

Culture

Oscar-winning performance builds Alzheimer’s awareness in “Still Alice”

February 26, 2015June 30, 2015 Alyssa Esposito Academy Awards, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease, Best Actress, film, films, hollywood, Julianne Moore, movie, movie review, Oscars, Oscars 2015, Still Alice

As a person who has had two family members experience the trauma of Alzheimer’s Disease, I had been very much looking

Opinion

Reel Look: The Wind Rises

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 Joe Sharp animation, critic, film, Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese, movie, review

Released in Japan as Kaze Tachinu (風立ちぬ), “The Wind Rises” is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film based on

Reason

Why Christians shouldn’t dismiss biblically inaccurate, athiest-directed “Noah”

April 3, 2014April 4, 2014 Chelsea Sherman Bible, critique, Darren Aronofsky, director, faith, film, movie, Noah, perspective, review, righteous, story

Christians are pretty worked up about the movie “Noah.” There are complaints about its biblical inaccuracies—such as the fallen angels

Culture

Reel Look: The Grand Budapest Hotel

March 26, 2014February 19, 2015 Joe Sharp colorful, critic, film, grand budapest hotel, movie, psyche, review, wes anderson

From the colorful and quirky mind of Wes Anderson comes yet another triumph for this director/screenwriter. By using lavish visual

Culture

Movie Review: Pompeii

March 25, 2014 Alyssa Esposito action, critic, disaster, film, movie, new release, Pompeii, review

Pompeii, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, opened in theaters Feb. 21. It stars British actor Kit Harington, Australian actress

Culture

Film Review: Son of God

March 14, 2014March 17, 2014 Alyssa Esposito critique, film, movie, review, Son of God

By now most of us have seen, or at least heard of, Roma Downey’s The Bible Series (released on TV in

News

“Fare Thee Well,” Little Princess

February 18, 2014February 26, 2014 Alyssa Esposito child star, death, film, princess, Shirley Temple Black

In what must have been a twist of fate, my reading for my Survey of Film History class last week