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“The Menu”: A Meal of a Movie

By Sarah Meiselman Over Winter Break, I saw The Menu at the theater. This movie isn’t a traditional horror comedy, rather, it’s a dark satire that mocks the elites of society and their belief that the world is meant to serve them. The movie takes place at Hawthorn, an exclusive restaurant on an island in the Pacific Northwest. When the movie begins, viewers are introduced … Continue reading “The Menu”: A Meal of a Movie

“Don’t Worry Darling” Movie Review 

By Sarah Meiselman A few weekends ago, I saw the movie “Don’t Worry Darling” in theaters, directed by Olivia Wilde. It stars Florence Pugh as Alice and Harry Styles as Jack and portrays them as a happy couple living in a utopia known as Victory. Victory is a town of identical homes surrounded by a desert, and in the desert is the office where to … Continue reading “Don’t Worry Darling” Movie Review 

How Covid-19 Backtracked the Movie Industry

By Eliza Peddi When Covid-19 shut down the world in 2020 everyone assumed that things would be back to normal in a few weeks. Now it’s 2022 and we know that wasn’t the case. Covid-19 disrupted many things, like jobs, schools, and even our personal lives. One of the more unknown things was how the movie industry was affected. Today I will be discussing how … Continue reading How Covid-19 Backtracked the Movie Industry

Encanto’s Food, Culture, and Trauma

By: Phoenix Rivera Encanto is a whimsical, colorful animated movie produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer and directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard. The plot line is based around 15-year-old Mirabel Madrigal. Her family, The Madrigals, are a family with many “gifts” that aid around the rural village in early 20th century Colombia. The Madrigal’s magic starts to fade, and gift-less Mirabel is … Continue reading Encanto’s Food, Culture, and Trauma