The Top 10 Movies of 2021, Ranked by Nicholas Diaz 2021 was a wild year for cinema. The pandemic shifted releases of popular films such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, F9, Doctor Strange in the […]
Why “Nine Days” Should Score a Best Picture Nomination at the 94th Academy Awards
The last scud of day holds back for me; It flings my likeness after the rest, and true as any, on the shadow’d wilds; It coaxes me to the vapor and the dusk. […]
A Look Back at the avant-garde classic Woman in the Dunes
By Juan Pelaez I remember in my sophomore year when I got detention for forgetting to wear my belt. This was the first and last time I have ever gotten a detention. It was an […]
Every 2020 Film, Ranked
Let’s be honest, 2020 was a WILD year. By no means did we think VOD and drive-in theaters would be the new normal, therefore destroying the motivation to go to the cinema itself. Out of […]
Sundance Film Festival: All the Movies I Saw, Ranked
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual festival that many prominent film critics and movie enthusiasts attend in order to catch the “next big thing” cinema has to offer its viewers. This year, I was […]
Synecdoche, New York: The Greatest Film of All Time
“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a million little strings attached to every choice you make; you can destroy your life every time […]
How American Beauty Provides an Extraordinary Analysis of Life
Life is a routine. We usually fail to recognize this because life moves so quickly and without ever such remorse that we find ourselves settling into the same lifestyle day after day. However, American […]
93rd Academy Awards: Latest Predictions
2020 was rough. Many films that were supposed to headline this awards season such as West Side Story and Dune were promptly postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and blockbuster films that included Black Widow and No […]
Hereditary: An Anatomy and Deconstruction of Grief
“It’s heartening to see so many strange, new faces here today. I know my mom would be very touched, and probably a little suspicious, to see this turnout. So my mother was a very secretive […]
The Witch: An Analysis of Sin, Outcasts, and Temptation
“O my Lord, my love, how wholly delectable thou art! Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for his love is sweeter than wine: How lovely is thy countenance! How pleasant are […]