Reasons For The Term “Black Film”

Earlier this week, USA Today came under fire for a headline for one of their stories. To describe ‘Thor: The Dark World’ winning this past weekend’s box office and ‘The Best Man Holiday’ coming in second, USA Today came up with the headline “’Holiday’ Nearly Beat Thor as Race-Themed Films Soar.” After the terrible reception...

The Downfall of Movie Rental Stores

Earlier this week, news got out that Blockbuster will be closing the rest of their stores and end their mailing movies distribution. This news is another clear inclination that movie rental stores are a dying breed. New avenues to watch movies in the comfort of your home have definitely played a part in the downfall...

A Students Thoughts on Gravity

'Gravity' has been getting nothing but great reviews since its release last Friday (even before that actually). After I seen the movie myself, I thought it was a great film, especially  visually. Although it was great, I didn't think it was the greatest movie to appear in theaters this year. My opinion must be wrong...

Adult Violence In Movies Is More Detrimental Than Kid Violence

Being released next month to theaters is the highly anticipated sequel, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’. The sequel hasn't been dealing with controversy leading up to its release unlike its predecessor and the first film of the franchise, ‘The Huger Games’.  The first film dealt with controversy along the lines of racism but also children...

What Would You Do If Your Child Was Kidnapped?

Have you seen 'Prisoners' yet? If not, you definitely should. In the movie,(NOT A SPOILER ALERT) Hugh Jackman's character, Keller, acts as vigilante and tries to take finding his missing child into his own hands. After watching the film, I began to wonder would many people do the same. So I decided to get a woman's...