Movies

April 20, 2024<April 20, 2024

“Dune Part Two”: An Epic Saga Where “Star Wars” Meets “Game of Thrones”
Paul Atreides: From an Awkward Luke Skywalker to a Daenerys of the Dunes

by Eva Sheehan

“Dune Part Two” crafts a mesmerizing tale at the crossroads between “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars.” However, unlike the “Star Wars” galaxy, “Dune”…

Photograph of a field of orange flowers.

March 21, 2024<March 22, 2024

Romanticizing Life Through Immersive Realism
OMSI’s Studio Ghibli Film Festival

by Eva Sheehan

“Immersive realism is a form of the genre that strives to balance elements of fantasy (“magic”) and realism”. Studio Ghibli, a film studio based…

photo of film scene. Three people are at a bar. Two are facing each other and the other is facing the other two, but in the conversation.

March 21, 2024<March 21, 2024

Past Lives Review
Fate, Time, and Love in Celine Song’s Debut

by Will Boechler

A neon lit bar in New York City is filled with an idle mumble. A man and woman of Asian descent talk rather deeply,…

floor to ceiling book shelf filled with many different types of books.

March 20, 2024<March 21, 2024

Between Being a Serious Monk and a Biased Cliche
A Review for American Fiction

by Guzide Erturk

Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a cranky middle-aged English literary professor, lives an isolated life at his college, away from his family as well as the…