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Youngkwang Shin ’19

Staff Writer

“BlacKkKlansman” Promises Radicalism, But Fails to Deliver

“BlacKkKlansman” Promises Radicalism, But Fails to Deliver

For a brief moment in the final stretch, “BlacKkKlansman” sheds the infiltration shenanigans and the tired cop camaraderie. The audience sit down with the Colorado College Black Student Union to hear an older individual’s whispered account of horrifying crimes, who speaks of what he saw on a particularly hot

Anderson’s “Phantom Thread” Fails to Live up to Lofty Ambitions

“Phantom Thread” opens with Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), a celebrated fashion designer of the 1950s, in his incorrigible routine: an uneventful breakfast, stilted conversation with his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville), dealings with his occasionally-royal patrons and a dinner and sleep as tranquil as the breakfast that began the day. The

“Twin Peaks: The Return” Revives Lingering Questions of its Past

“Twin Peaks: The Return” Revives Lingering Questions of its Past

“Twin Peaks: The Return” tells the story of FBI agent Dale Cooper, who in the original series was assigned to solve the murder case of Laura Palmer, the high school homecoming queen in the town of Twin Peaks, Wash. Over the course of the original two-season run on ABC, Agent

“The Florida Project” Creates Cinematic Art in Color and Sound

“The Florida Project” Creates Cinematic Art in Color and Sound

“The Florida Project,” one of the year’s critical darlings, immediately places a question in viewers’ minds that remains unanswered by the rest of the film. What exactly is the “Florida Project”? It is clearly a play on words that, like all puns, begins from an assumed definition. This premise

“The Lost City of Z” Offers an Original Synthesis of Movie Tropes

“The Lost City of Z” Offers an Original Synthesis of Movie Tropes

The kind of films shown in smaller local movie theaters such as Amherst Cinema possess a unique and identifiable mood to them. True, there is remarkable diversity in both content and origin not found in the box offices, but such an abundance of life is communicated in an equally rarified

Jordan Peele’s Directorial Debut, “Get Out” Lives up to Hype

Jordan Peele’s Directorial Debut, “Get Out” Lives up to Hype

Spoiler-free article! The premise of this movie is simple enough — perhaps that is the first of its strengths. The audience finds the protagonist Chris packing his things, playing cute with his girlfriend Rose and preparing himself to meet his girlfriend’s parents. Along the journey home, the movie leaks countless

Park Chan-Wook’s The Handmaiden Reignites South Korean Film

Park Chan-Wook’s The Handmaiden Reignites South Korean Film

Acclaimed director Park Chan-Wook released “The Handmaiden” to great anticipation but somewhat lackluster enthusiasm. The film netted South Korea an invitation to compete in the prestigious Cannes film festival after a four-year drought, and in both premise and presentation it fulfills the promise implied by such an honor. The film