“Ex Machina” is a successful science fiction film currently in wide release about feminism. And that is really, really, really important. The basic premise of the film is that reclusive genius Nathan (played by the brilliant Oscar Isaac) invites Caleb to his mountaintop house/lab, where Nathan convinces him to conduct tests with Ava, an artificially...
Broad City isn’t the Only Good Show on TV: 3 Notable Midseason TV Pilots Mid-season premieres are usually a dumping ground for new television. While everyone is distracted by the season premieres of Parks and Rec, Girls, or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and other shows coming back from midseason hiatus, networks tend to shove their...
There’s neither the need nor the room to properly explain the plot of Inherent Vice. However, to give some preliminary background, it focuses on dope-addled detective Doc Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) as he tries to unravel multiple linked cases involving mysterious boats, violent cops, drug cartels, cults, brothels, the Aryan brotherhood, and everything else director Paul...
Producing the new online sitcom “Coupled,” would be a time-consuming endeavor even if it was your full-time job. Imagine how hard it is if you are a senior in high school. Matt O’Connor ’15 and Jamie Clauson-Wolf ’15, GFS class of 2015, have done just that with their new web sitcom, which is currently on their YouTube...
Maggie (played by Kristen Wiig) is standing in the bathroom, about to swallow a handful of pills, when suddenly her phone’s Growing Pains theme-song ringtone breaks the silence. The scene is both funny and tragic, yet avoids anything absurd. At five minutes in, the film has already articulated complex emotions more clearly than most films...
He’s back. On September 23, Kendrick Lamar released the first single, a song named “i,” from his highly anticipated new album. This is the first song Lamar has put out in years. His last release was his second album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, which became an instant classic. This new song, however, marks a sharp...
