Movies
Dec. 3, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 7)
MOVE's Best of the Year: Movies
By Adam Daniels, Allison Tripolitis and Kelsey Whipple
Top Five Movies1) "The Dark Knight"Both the writers of this movie and what Heath Ledger did with the material made it not only one of the best superhero movies of ...
'Synecdoche' an indulgent head-scratcher
By Allison Tripolitis
Synecdoche: a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole for a part.Confused? Bewildered? Scratching your head? Imagine how all three reactions ...
When 'keeping it meta' goes wrong
By Adam Daniels
"Synecdoche, New York" shows that a metawork can be both infinitely interesting and unwatchably boring at the same time
Nov. 11, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 6)
Column: 'Quantum': Lots of empty action
By Allison Tripolitis
James Bond is hot. James Bond has skills. James Bond can do anything. James Bond...is up to the same old same old.That said, it is not necessarily a bad thing, ...
Column: James Bond goes goon
By Adam Daniels
When did James Bond turn into an even less emotive version of Jason Bourne?
Oct. 28, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 5)
"Psycho" wins with old-school suspense
By Allison Tripolitis
The beauty of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" is that, unlike the gory extravaganzas of today, this movie is all about subtlety. Some might call it slow, but that is what makes ...
Psyche-o killer
By Adam Daniels
The scares in "The Shining" come from the human psyche rather than imagined monsters.
Oct. 14, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 4)
'Nick and Norah' surprisingly not 'Juno 2'
By Adam Daniels
The moments you think will move you aren't the ones that will.
Cera pigeonholed into charming nerd role
By Allison Tripolitis
While charming, this 'Playlist' has been on repeat too long.
Sept. 30, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 3)
Column: 'Choke' requires strong reflex
By Allison Tripolitis
There should be several provisions for anyone who wants to go see "Choke": No one under 17 should be admitted, nor anyone over 65. Anyone who believes that the act ...
Column: Cliches make 'Choke' hard to swallow
By Adam Daniels
Before we go any further, for the sake of transparency, I hate Chuck Palahniuk. He's just loathsome. I'm quite convinced he is the most overrated modern literary figure. He relies ...
Sept. 17, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 2)
Filmmakers showcase Bosnian family's story
By Kurt Heine
"Neither Here Nor There" shows the hardships of a local Bosnian family's move to America.
Column: 'American Teen' both enlightening and familiar
By Carolina Astrain
Unless you decided at a young age that you were literally too cool for school and went for home-schooling instead, you will love this movie. "American Teen" focuses on the ...
Column: 'American Teen': beyond archetypes
By Adam Daniels
I walked out of "American Teen" feeling more connected to this film than I had to any in a very long time, but it took me a few days to ...
Sept. 3, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Column: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' close, but not quite
By Carolina Astrain
When a director falls in love with an actor, the results can be either delightful or catastrophic. With "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Woody Allen has certainly not struck gold, but more ...
Column: Love and clichés in Barcelona
By Adam Daniels
Symbolism is a powerful tool. And, when used effectively, it can obviously add several layers of meaning to a film that mere plotlines and characters can't even dare to achieve. ...
June 11, 2008 (Volume 6, Issue 15)
MU grad says farewell to CoMO with film premiere
By Lindsay Eanet
'Memory/Loss' was filmed this summer over the course of 21 days with an all-volunteer cast and crew.
Column: 'Kung Fu Panda': Collaborative efforts pay off
By Carolina Astrain
I don’t think it’s fair to call pandas lazy, as most reviews thus far have pegged our leading man in "Kung Fu Panda." Po, the title panda, is hard working ...
Column: 'Kung Fu Panda': Jack Black might have found his calling.
By Adam Daniels
Here’s the thing. "Kung Fu Panda" should suck. All the pieces are in place for this to be a positively insufferable film. It was the latest in the DreamWorks “plug ...
May 7, 2008 (Volume 6, Issue 14)
Columbia YouTube.com celebrities deal with fame
By Kiran Kaur
YouTube.com, in all its glory, might be an ideal outlet for “not funny!” videos of a little boy’s concern for his bleeding brother, Missouri governors deciding not to run for ...
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