Reel Encounters

Sofia Coppola’s new film, The Beguiled, begins like a fairy tale.

From its opening, Spider-Man: Home-coming announces that it places emphasis on youth.

I remember reading Roger Ebert’s review of Midnight Cowboy for a class on American film.

Today marks the beginning of the second half of the year.

This past week the Star Wars franchise was in some brief trouble.

Few words are spoken in Adero, the new short film from Guyanese filmmaker Kojo McPherson.

Wonder. Noun. A feeling of surprise and admiration that you have when you see or experience something beautiful, unusual, or unexpected.

The main dramatic trope which Everything Everything plays on dates back at least to 1848.

With underwhelming new releases on offer this week, I opted to veto a review in favour of examining something more intriguing–the cinema experience itself.

The Humanities, at its best, teaches us to think and to consider the act of creativity.

Norma Rae is a 1979 film about a textile mill factory worker who joins a union to challenge her employers after her workplace compromises the health of co-workers and herself.

Director James Gray’s The Lost City of Z is a languorous, pensive film that immediately sticks out amongst the releases showing in cinemas right now.

Going in Style boasts the Oscar winning résumés of its stars Alan Arkin, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman.

Remember when Hollywood was obsessed with the Holy Bible? Probably not.

By Andrew Kendall Last month, Scarlett Johansson hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time.