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Cult Column: Under the Silver Lake

This article contains film spoilers. CW: suicide, rape I am not entirely sure what I watched when I watched Under the Silver Lake, but one thing I can say for sure was that there were a lot of boobs. This film hopes to comment on misogyny, referencing pop culture and alluding to other great films, […]

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Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye- God Bless Jessica Chastain

In the 1980s and 90s, the United States experienced a televangelism phenomenon. Americans watched preachers deliver sermons, speak in tongues, and save people with the power of Christ from the comfort of their own homes. After these spectacles, viewers were asked for donations to what they were told were missionaries, but often turned out to […]

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Hacksaw Ridge

It is practically a certainty that every year, around awards season, an ambitious director will attempt to seduce the Oscar panel with a glossy, dramatic war epic attempting the same majesty as Saving Private Ryan. The war genre has seen contemporary hits, such as Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper (2014) and David Ayer’s Fury (2014), enjoy […]