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Film Society x The Student

Memos From the Film Society: “One Battle After Another”

Memos From the Film Society: “One Battle After Another”

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is one of the year’s most acclaimed films, hailed by many as an instant classic. In his review, Staff Writer Harry Finnegan ’28 examines the film to uncover what its widespread acclaim reveals about how we define cinematic greatness.

Memos From the Film Society: “Twinless” Reviewed

Memos From the Film Society: “Twinless” Reviewed

From grief to obsession, mirrors to missed connections, “Twinless” isn’t your typical twin story. Contributing writer Harry Finnegan ’28 dips into the striking dual performance in this rising film that embodies loneliness and the search for missing halves.

Nostalgia for Nostalgia, Reviewing the Movie “Eephus”

While trying to write about baseball movies, Staff Writer Max Feigelson ’27 invokes Greek etymology, Samuel Beckett, American cultural imperialism, and Lao-Tzu to say something about the slipperiness of nostalgia.

Film Society x The Student: “Wicked”

Caden Stockwell ’25 reviews the long-awaited cinematic adaptation of “Wicked,” critiquing its disconnection to the joy of the original “The Wizard of Oz” but praising the two leads’ performances.

Film Society x The Student: “Hundreds of Beavers”

In this week’s Film Society review, Max Feigelson ’27 argues that 2022’s “Hundreds of Beavers” is the perfect synthesis of slapstick comedy and video games.

Film Society x The Student: “Conclave”

In this Film Society x The Student review, Caden Stockwell ’25 argues that “Conclave,” a film that follows the election of a new pope, bears striking similarities to this year’s election season.

Film Society x The Student: “A Different Man”

Max Feigelson ’27 reviews “A Different Man,” and explores its inversions of Hollywood tropes.