The hidden meanings in horror films
When you watch a movie, how often do you question the meaning behind it? For decades, filmmakers have incorporated symbolic references to real-world events in their work while still providing…
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The good, the bad, and the Oscars
This Sunday, the 91st Academy Awards ceremony was held, and mistakes were made. Not mistakes in the sense of anything fixable, but mistakes nonetheless. Mistake #1: Nominating “Bohemian Rhapsody” for…
Movie Review: The Revenant
1 SAG Award. 3 Golden Globes. 5 BAFTA Awards. And the Oscars are next week. On top of all the awards and nominations director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s raw, gripping tale…
Greenstream: A Solution to Boredom and Bandwidth Constraints
Step aside, Netflix. Greenstream is here and ready to stream movies for free! There is a new video streaming service McDaniel called the Greenstream. Many students, however, seem relatively unfamiliar…
The Equalizer: Another Successful Denzel Film
Spend the eleven dollars. Do it. Spend the eleven dollars at the movie theater to see Denzel Washington’s new movie “The Equalizer.” Initially, after seeing the commercials and reading the…
Film Club 2: The Revival
On Sept. 12, students gathered in Decker Auditorium for Film Club’s first meeting of the year. The event kicked off with talks from Professor of Cinema Richard Brett and Sophomore…
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Worth Every Second
Now that I’ve managed to calm down enough to type, I have to say that “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was absolutely amazing. I laughed, I very nearly cried, and…
Seeing Reality through Movies in French: The Pirogue
On Thursday, Sept. 5, the French Film Festival at McDaniel College kicked off with The Pirogue, a film about immigration from Africa to Spain that taught viewers about hardship, opportunities,…
Watch Instantly: Halloween Edition
Horror Parody Scream After a series of multiple subpar horror movies released in the 90’s, Wes Craven was desperate for a new hit. Ironically, he found one by parodying…
Free Movies to Watch on Netflix
Thousands of movies are on Netflix to watch instantly and more than half of them are crap. You know the ones that I’m talking about. They’re the Stephen Segal movies…
Tati’s The Illusionist: Being Real, or just Depressing?
Just as a brief, American frame of reference: think about what 101 Dalmations looks like. Now take out the dogs, put in an unsuccessful magician, replace Cruella de Ville with…
Slade Offers Indie Documentary Recommendations
Jonathan Slade, Associate Professor of Communication & Cinema, specializes in the production and critical analysis of American independent film, movies that are made well outside the Hollywood studio system. This…
“Unknown” Will Remain So
Famed actor Liam Neeson has been known for his diversity in his roles—from merciless mercenary in “Taken” to the emotional titular character in “Schindler’s List.” Recently, Neeson went back to…
What to Watch: Of Men and Galaxies
Charles Mullin Staff Reporter The way I watch television is the way I read a book or watch a movie. I watch it as a form of art. If something…