We Shall Overcome? The Problem of Self Infatuation in Western Ideology and Conflict Resolution
Wildly popular in modern culture, the medium of film operates as a pseudo canvas upon which current and historical social…
Category: Film
Reality is Indifferent as to Whether or Not We Believe: The Ethics of Found Footage
Chronicling the tragic death of self proclaimed ecologist Timothy Treadwell, Werner Herzog's documentary film Grizzly Man draws upon over one…
Western Flicks and the Academy Awards: The Values We Live and Die By
As long as there are movies, there will be Westerns. A love letter to a time in America when heroes…
Reimagining Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) was the highly criticised, and often ignored, Science Fiction film that initiated a new…
Peering Through Another Lens: 5 Broken Cameras
We have grown accustomed to documenting the world around us through a multitude of lenses. From birthdays, to marriages, to…
Horror’s Next Step
I understand I am late to the game in voicing my opinions about The Cabin in the Woods. The movie…
Interview: Budd Carr on Savages and Having the Best Job in the World
Budd Carr has one of the more easily envied job that I have ever heard of; he picks out the…
Brave: How Princess Merida Might Have Saved Me
Since its release on June 22nd, Disney/Pixar’s Brave has garnered mixed reviews. Critics expected the much anticipated movie to build…