As I exited a press screening for “Venom: The Last Dance,” I happened to overhear a sampling of initial reviews, courtesy of a discussion between some local film critics.
“Straight nonsense,”...
To what lengths would you go to feel the glow of societal validation? Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” believes there is no limit to our desperation for approval and succeeds in the public forum,...
“Saturday Night” tells the story behind the very first episode of the now-revered live sketch comedy show, “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). The film portrays in real time the 90 minutes, from 10:00...
As Halloween approaches, Count Dracula will inevitably resurface as one of the most iconic and enduring monsters in popular culture. Since Bram Stoker published his original novel in 1897, countless...
“Point Break” is the perfect movie to watch with people who like to ask questions, especially questions like: “What would a surfing movie look like with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze?” It...
It’s not dramatic, it’s Shakespearean! A ’90s cult classic, “My Own Private Idaho”, directed and written by Gus Van Sant, depicts the lives of street hustlers in a grand vision of brash surreality....
Traffic in Los Angeles has a pretty bad reputation. You could get on Interstate 405 and be greeted by four open lanes of highway where every guy in a sports car is easily pushing 90 mph, or you could...
By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor
• October 18, 2024
“John Wick” has become one of the best and most popular action movie franchises of all time. What was originally meant to be a one-off film about a man, his dog and his car became such an immense overnight...
By Nick Williams, Hoya Staff Writer
• October 16, 2024
Do we live in a simulation? Philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed the “Simulation Hypothesis” in 2001, arguing that humanity could live in a constructed universe run by a computer simulation that replicates...
Have you ever wondered what Napoleon would think about waterparks? How Joan of Arc would feel about aerobic classes and classic U.S. malls? What epic ballads would Beethoven create if he had a Moog...
We’ve been told since we were little not to get into cars with strangers, to go nowhere with someone you don’t know. It’s a good rule of thumb to follow, but what if the stranger in question...
When I opened my computer to watch Netflix’s newest YA book-to-film adaptation “Uglies,” I sighed in dread. Another YA adaptation with Joey King? I could only picture King’s tragic thumbs-up...
