This past week, SLU Film Club hosted a screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Miller, 2015). At first glance, “Mad Max” appears to be an over-done blockbuster continuation of the “Mad Max” franchise—overcompensating for its underdeveloped…

A couple of weeks ago, my roommate and I screened a lesser-known A24 film titled “First Reformed” (Schrader, 2017). We didn’t fully know what to expect—it was slower-paced, with lots of long-shot takes and seemingly pointless artistic…

If you’ve had a chance to look at which films have been nominated for best picture at the Oscars in 2023, you’ll find some of the most popular movies of last year— “Elvis” (Luhrmann, 2022), “Top Gun Maverick” (Kosinski, 2022), and Avatar:…

Growing up, I was a huge Brendan Fraser fan. “Journey to the Center of the Earth” (Brevig, 2008), “Inkheart” (Softley, 2008), “Bedazzled” (Ramis, 2000), “The Mummy” (Sommers, 1999)—you name it, I’ve probably seen it. As I’m sure you might…

If you’re fortunate enough to have access to HBO Max, chances are you’ve seen a film titled The Menu (Mylod, 2022) frequently advertised while perusing the site. Released in early January of 2023, The Menu has been making waves on social…

Less than a week after Christmas, I felt burned out by all the holiday movies on my TV. I’d seen “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (Chechik, 1989) three times, and entertaining though it may have been, I desperately needed a film…

This past weekend several members of the St. Lawrence Film Club — including myself — were lucky enough to be invited to visit the Adirondack Film Festival held in Lake Placid, N.Y. Former St. Lawrence University…

If you have ever taken an introductory film or a European cinema course, you have probably heard of the movie "Trainspotting" (Boyle, 1996). You may have been shown a clip of Ewan McGregor (who plays the protagonist, Mark Renton) crawling…