Viewers can get a look inside North Korea in the documentary “Under the Sun.” The film is set to screen on Saturday at the Wexner Center for the Arts. “Under the Sun” follows the life of Zin-mi, who is about to join the Korean Children’s ...
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‘Split’ movie prompts petition, causes controversy
While Rotten Tomatoes gave M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” a 75 percent rating, others were signing petitions to cancel the film, which premiered on Jan. 20. James McAvoy stars as the film’s villain, a man living with dissociative identity disorder, previously called multiple personality disorder, who ...
Read More »Movie review: ‘20th Century Women’ is honest and heartwarming
When I saw the preview for “20th Century Women” while waiting for “La La Land” to begin, I was drawn in. I was hooked at the notion of an independent women and comedy-drama, humor is my favorite coping mechanism and strong women rule the world. ...
Read More »Movie review: ‘Split’ is a fine thriller bolstered by McAvoy’s unreal performance
Before talking about M. Night Shyamalan, something has to be established. “The Sixth Sense” is not that good of a movie. Its twist is one-dimensional and removes any suspense from further viewings, plus Bruce Willis’ hair piece looks awful. For some reason, people give Shyamalan, ...
Read More »Ohio State alumnus brings McDonald’s story to big screen in ‘The Founder’
There are three words that have become synonymous with the McDonald’s franchise — “I’m lovin’ it.” The making of the staple of the fast-food industry will be brought to the big screen on Friday, thanks to Ohio State alumnus Don Handfield. Handfield, a 2005 journalism ...
Read More »Disney Club invites students to be a part of their world
Most kids dream about going to a Disney park at least once in their life. For Jack Kucinski, that dream has become a reality more than 20 times, starting when he was just 1 year old. A first-year in molecular genetics, Kucinski moved to Ohio ...
Read More »‘The face of female Rome’ featured in new Wex film series
Rome isn’t so far away anymore for Ohio State students. During the month of January, the Wexner Center for the Arts will show nine of Italian actress Anna Magnani’s films from the 1940s and ‘50s, beginning with “Rome, Open City” and “L’Amore” on Thursday night. ...
Read More »Opinion: The best movies of 2016
This wasn’t the best year for movies by any means, but when the movies shone, they did so brightly. Below is my humble list for my favorite movies of 2016 — the top 10 in order — provided I only have the access of an ...
Read More »Review: ‘Rogue One’ is a fun, by-the-numbers ‘Star Wars’ adventure
Despite my firm stance that the “Star Wars” series is generally overrated by moviegoers everywhere, I couldn’t help but be excited for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Its promise exploration of a more human story outside the main jedi versus sith conflict piqued my ...
Read More »Director to screen film on path to same-sex marriage
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal in Obergefell v. Hodges, but the movement had started much earlier. Director Eddie Rosenstein documented the push for legal same-sex marriage in the months leading up to the ruling in his film, “The ...
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