“Raya and the Last Dragon” serves up standard Disney fare with flair
To many, our world seems like a place that was once filled with magic and life but has long since forgotten such things in favor of a drier, more egocentric way of...
“WandaVision” marks an ambitious new era for the MCU
Spoilers for parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and mild spoilers for “WandaVision” below:
After creating the longest and most successful franchise of films in history, with “Avengers: Endgame”...
“Cobra Kai” packs a riveting and heart-warming punch
In 2021, we have little to do other than think of better times.
TV shows and movies have, for a long time, sought to take us back to “better...
“The Little Things” is a little disappointing
As theaters struggle to stay alive and major studios grow more desperate for some revenue, Warner Bros. and HBO have teamed up to try something revolutionary.
With this new...
“Promising Young Woman”: Disturbing. Intriguing. Entertaining?
Director Emerald Fennell succeeds in unnerving the audience of "Promising Young Woman," and for good reason. This is a film that is meant to bother you.
Carey Mulligan assumes...
“Let Him Go”: Effective, but uneven
Though not many new movies have been released in theaters recently, and those few are often not of much quality, one might be relieved to know that good new films are not...
“A Life on Our Planet”: Attenborough’s powerful witness statement
With a career spanning seven decades, a myriad of academic, national and entertainment awards and 20 species bearing his name, Sir David Attenborough is easily one of the most trusted and beloved...
Student films filled with Dr. Seuss, COVID and Jest: What I saw at Film...
On Friday, Oct. 23, University of Dallas students enjoyed one of the most beloved Charity Week traditions: Tower Film Fest.
All attendees were required to wear masks in adherence...
A hallowed Halloween Classic: “Friday the 13th”
Some might say that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but they are sorely mistaken. The most wonderful time of the year is, in fact, Halloween.
“Love’s Labour’s Lost”
Although Professor Stefan Novinski of the drama department is accustomed to directing the University of Dallas’ mainstage production in the fall, he is now facing the unique and unprecedented challenge of directing...
French film “Cuties” is anything but cute
The French film “Cuties” was released by Netflix on Sept. 9. This portrayal of 11-year-old grade-schoolers was anything but cute. Netflix chose to release the film in the midst of heavy criticism...
Public Trust: In defense of public lands
If you’ve ever gone camping, hiking, biking, fishing or hunting, chances are you’ve employed your right to national public lands. Since the foundation of the National Parks Service in 1916, public lands...
“Enola Holmes”: a whimsical return to Baker Street
The world is just a tad too serious right now. Everywhere we look, there seem to be countless calamities crashing down or momentous movements demanding our immediate attention.
The...
“The New Mutants” An awkward amalgam of a movie
With the immense success of “The Fault in Our Stars” in 2014, writer/director Josh Boone began ascending the ladder in Hollywood and set his sights on making a film that combined his...
“Tenet:” a study in protagonists
Throughout modern film, the nature of the protagonist has drastically changed with the popularization of anti-heroes and blurred lines between good and evil. Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is fundamentally a study of the...