Sunday, September 8, 2024
2017. What a unique and surprising year for film. As I write this, it’s New Year’s Eve, and this year alone I saw 51 movies at the multiplex. That’s more than any previous year and almost one film a week. More than any year in recent memory, 2017 was when […]
The magic of storytelling is being able to see the world through the eyes of another for even just a short amount of time. For the more personal a story, the deeper the enrichment. There are plenty of filmmakers who pour their hearts and souls onto the screen, but none […]
Nobody ever sets out to make a bad movie. Films themselves are incredibly challenging to produce, requiring the combined efforts of hundreds, if not thousands of people creatively coming together to make a work of art. It’s a miracle whenever a good movie releases. Whatever Tommy Wiseau’s intentions with his […]
There isn’t a franchise today as reactionary as the DC Extended Universe. People didn’t take to the excessive carnage and Superman’s carelessness in the battle of Metropolis, so “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” goes out its way to constantly point out how there are no civilians present during Superman’s […]
Chris Hemsworth plays the titular role of Thor The “Thor” movies have always felt like the black sheep of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first film was released at a time when the mega-franchise was in its infancy, before Marvel Studios was willing to lean into risky endeavors like […]
Growing up isn’t easy. At a time in your life, you come to realize that your parents and other adult figures aren’t always going to be able to protect you from the larger world, which feels especially intimidating during adolescence. When you’re on the cusp of adulthood, you find that […]
The Film Shelf The Film Shelf is a blog centered around all things cinema authored by me, Sawyer Jackson, The Agora's unofficial film critic and cinephile. This spot is reserved for reviewing films released during the intervening time between semesters (such as summer, for example) or reviews to lengthy to […]
No matter what movie you see this year, you’ll at least be able to say, “Well, it was more pleasant than ‘The Belko Experiment’.” A shockingly dull and cheap-looking film, “The Belko Experiment” is a horrific endeavor wrapped up in disgusting nihilism that is nowhere near as clever as […]
Superhero movies are at their peak now, and in this age of sprawling, interconnected movie universes is missing something: the end. Free from the constraints of setting up the next film in the franchise or worrying if an actor doesn’t want to return to the role, “Logan” is allowed […]
ldquo;The Jungle Book” and “Cinderella” were successful remixes of their animated counterparts, but the task of reimagining those films doesn’t compare to that of “Beauty and the Beast.” The original 1991 film is as perfect as the Disney formula could ever achieve. While “The Lion King” may have it beat […]
