Anyone but You: Helpful or Harmful LGBTQIA+ Representation?
A review of Anyone but You and a critique of its LGBTQIA+ representation.
A Review of Mean Girls (2024) & A Critique of its LGBTQIA+ Representation
An in depth film review of Mean Girls (2024) in comparison to Mean Girls (2004) and a critique of its LGBTQIA+ representation.
Winona State Film Studies, Krueger Library Receive Milgrom Film Book Collection
Winona State University’s Film Studies Program and Krueger Library are the recipients of a collection of books donated by the estate of Twin Cities documentary filmmaker, curator, and cinephile Al Milgrom, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 98.
Cohabitation (2020): A Winona State alumna’s feature film
On Friday, March 12 at 7 pm the Film Studies Program is sponsoring a free virtual screening of Lauren Baker’s first feature film, Cohabitation (2020): go to https://watch.eventive.org/wsu for a free ticket.
A Newcomer’s Guide to La Nouvelle Vague: Issue #6
Welcome to the sixth and final issue on the French New Wave film movement. We will discuss topics like the Black Panther Party, adultery, political protests, and more during this final issue, finally concluding our journey through one of the most important and iconic film movements of all time.
Reel Film Talk Episode 6: Priscilla (PLUS Advice About Job Searching)
Hey everybody welcome to Reel Film Talk, a show about everything from the biggest blockbuster hits to award-winning indie darlings. We like to look at todays top films a bit more critically than your average viewer putting my film studies degree to the test. I’m your...
Reel Film Talk Episode 4: John Hughes Hall of Fame
Hey everybody welcome to Reel Film Talk, a show about everything from the biggest blockbuster hits to award-winning indie darlings. We like to look at todays top films a bit more critically than your average viewer putting our film studies degree to the test. I’m your...
Reel Film Talk Episode 3: Wes Anderson and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Hey everybody welcome to Reel Film Talk, a show about everything from the biggest blockbuster hits to award-winning indie darlings. We like to look at todays top films a bit more critically than your average viewer putting my film studies degree to the test. I’m your...
Movie Poster Breakdown
How do you find out about latest movies? Perhaps you see a teaser trailer on social media, or catch an interview with the stars on late night, or maybe a poster grabs your attention as you drive by a theater. How did that poster catch your eye from all the way across...
Reel Film Talk Episode 1: Barbenheimer
Welcome to Reel Film Talk, a podcast about everything from the biggest blockbuster hits to award-winning indie darlings. We like to look at today's top films a bit more critically than your average viewer putting our film studies degrees to the test. Each week I'll be...
How “Tag” introduces it’s Character.
The movie “Tag” is a perfect example of how a movie can use the introduction of one of it’s central characters as a way to set tone, plot, and audience expectations for an entire move.
What’s the Point? Determinism and Mindfulness in “Arrival”
Hi, and welcome to the penultimate entry in my film criticism series. As I explore the science fiction genre, my last post on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and its prophetic visions has led me to the filmmaker’s earlier sci-fi installment, Arrival (2016). “Despite...
The One: “Dune’s” Paul Atreides as the Quintessential Messiah
Thanks for joining me as I continue to analyze the science-fiction genre in my film criticism series. My last post focused on Rise of the Planet of the Apes and its ideas of undeserved power and questionable personhood. Today, I am looking at Denis Villeneuve’s latest...
Unrightful Rulers: Power and Personhood in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
I am excited to welcome you to the second half of my film criticism series! Over the last couple months, I have analyzed four different psychological thrillers, ending with a discussion on 12 Monkeys’ negative depiction of humanity and scientific advancement. In...
Science as Destructive in “12 Monkeys”
Here we are: my fourth and final post on psychological thrillers before I move on to the second half of my film criticism series. Last time, I examined Martin (1977, dir. George A. Romero), a film that also belongs to the vampire genre, and demonstrated how its...
Reel Film Talk Episode 3: Wes Anderson and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Hey everybody welcome to Reel Film Talk, a show about everything from the biggest blockbuster hits to award-winning indie darlings. We like to look at todays top films a bit more critically than your average viewer putting my film studies degree to the test. I’m your...
Reel Film Talk Episode 2: A Haunting In Venice
This week we are talking about a scary murder mystery, adapted from Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party. This film came out this weekend and is the third Christie adaptation that Kenneth Branagh has directed and stared in, following 2017’s murder on the orient express, and Death on the Nile which came out in 2022. We of course are talking about A Haunting in Venice!
2020: One Week on Campus
Co-Directors Hailey Torborg and Shelbie Carson worked collaboratively with dozens of peers to create 2020: One Week on Campus. With proper social distancing and safety protocols this film captures the life of college students during the pandemic, protests, and politics of fall semester 2020.
What Floats Your Boat
An educational documentary film exploring various woodworking careers at Sanborn Canoe Co. and Merrimack Canoe Company.
Mulan (2020): A Reimagined Legend
The premiere of the highly anticipated Disney live-action, Mulan (2020), is now in the midst of major controversy after falling flat on several different aspects in the eyes of both the public and critics.
The Professor: A Parody of the Bachelor
In this episode of The Professor, emotions run high as students compete for attention and cope with that most dreaded of tasks: the group project. Who will get the “final A”?
From the Oscars: 1917 (2019, dir. Sam Mendes)
1917 is one of the most talked-about films of the year. But besides for the masterful technical work, how does the war film measure up?
From the Oscars: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
An unpredictable film covering the struggle that aging actors faced in the 1960’s, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood employs many of the era’s techniques and invites its viewers to reminisce while foreshadowing the violence that lurks in Hollywood’s shadows.
At the Movies with Noah and Harrison: Dolemite is My Name
Paying homage to the classic Siskel and Ebert review show: At the Movies, Noah Mruz and Harrison McCormick discuss the latest and greatest Eddie Murphy Film.
Review: Hustlers (Lorene Scafaria, 2019)
Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers (2019) brings together a great team of A-List talents, but ultimately, leaves a lot to be desired both its ideological message and its cinematography. In the end, the only thing Hustlers will be hustling is your time and money.