Reviewed by Aarushi Kumar, a writer. Amongst the nominees for the Oscars’s “Best Picture” award, The Holdovers is standout: a refreshing vision amongst its generally high-concept, tragic, and highly upsetting competitors (excluding Barbie, of course). A heartwarming comedy with a 1970s Hollywood feel, it breaks the stereotype that art must inherently be entirely unique, dire, and somewhat unsettling for it to be deserving of critical … Continue reading The Holdovers
Reviewed by Surya Saraf, a Book Review Editor. The term “womanist,” as novelist Alice Walker expounds in her novel In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, is “[a] Black feminist or feminist of color. A woman who loves other women.” This kind of woman “[l]oves music. Loves dance… Loves Herself. Regardless.” This definition epitomizes the recent movie adaptation of The Color Purple, a musical exploration of … Continue reading The Color Purple
Reviewed by Jeri Lieberman-Evans, a writer. The Marvels was an absolute delight of a movie, complete with singing, dancing, fighting, and alien cat monsters. Marvel remains one of the most popular movie studios, famous for its witty, action-packed movies and dedicated fanbase. Its latest release, directed by Nia DaCosta, follows Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Captain Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) as they … Continue reading The Marvels
Reviewed by Judy Smith, a writer. When I heard about the Barbie movie, my first reaction was to run to my best friends and tell them. I wanted to share a part of my girlhood with them. We all got very excited, but my friends were also a bit skeptical. They told me they were scared it was going to be too serious and therefore … Continue reading Barbie
Reviewed by Carly Liao, a writer. If the 2023 comedy horror film Cocaine Bear were a dessert, it would be meringue: a pleasure to sink one’s teeth into, but hardly substantive. Just as eating a meringue leaves one as hungry as before, watching Cocaine Bear gives viewers no greater understanding of its plot or themes than they had going into the theater. Nevertheless, Elizabeth Banks’ … Continue reading Cocaine Bear
Reviewed by Jasmine Alamparambil, a writer. Marvel Studios’ long-awaited Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released on Disney+ on February 1, 2023. Fans of the first Black Panther film, myself included, yearned to see what would become of Wakanda after the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther King T’Challa in the first movie. The loss of an actor with such a huge role … Continue reading Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Reviewed by Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief An eccentric billionaire sends five seamless, polished wooden boxes to his five closest friends. After cracking a series of puzzles—peeling back the layers of the onion, so to speak—they receive an invitation to spend a weekend at his ritzy private island, where they will solve the mystery of his murder. So begins Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery the sequel … Continue reading Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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