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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Test your fears with these horror movies that deserve both screams and applause

By Lea Tran October 21, 2024
Halloween waits eerily around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to test your fears. With endless options to choose from, horror movies are a perfect way to get into the spooky mood. But horror movies shouldn’t just be about making you scream — they should also be compelling and entertaining.  To help you decide your next scary watch, I’ve compiled a list of my personal favorite horror movies that deserve more attention. These movies not only had me hiding behind my friends, but also had me sitting on the edge of my seat.
Emma Clement | Graphic Artist

REVIEW: Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night’ thrives on atmosphere, stumbles with depth

By Rachel Bernstein October 16, 2024
Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” captures the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the premiere of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 11, 1975. Though the film skillfully captures the atmosphere of the ‘70s with its 16mm style and talented cast, it ultimately fails to provide both the depth of the creation of the show and the intrigue of “SNL” original cast members.
Emma Clement | Graphic Artist

How I learned to fear the horror streaming bubble | You Scared Me!

By Josh Rosenthal October 16, 2024
The streaming era of horror is starting to wear me down. With Halloween looming closer, both the Sarah Paulson-led “Hold Your Breath” and body-swap blast “It’s What’s Inside” debuted exclusively on Hulu and Netflix, respectively, this October — despite holding their world premieres at Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance. This furthers a recent trend of horror movies bypassing theaters altogether and getting sent straight to streaming — making a select few festival audiences some of the only people to experience these films on the big screen.
Emma Clement | Graphic Artist

‘Like Dylan in the Movies’: Pop music on screen

By Ruby Voge, Opinion Co-Editor October 9, 2024
A good soundtrack can elevate a mediocre movie into something better and bring an already great movie into the realm of a masterpiece. Listen up for five films that feature soundtracks worthy of enjoyment after the credits roll.
Iris Ren | Graphic Artist

Which 1999 movies are worth revisiting 25 years later?

By Ruby Voge, Opinion Co-Editor September 30, 2024
While there may be the occasional fluke, like last year’s Barbenheimer phenomenon, the relevance of movies to the public has quickly declined over the past two decades as film fanfare lessens. It’s a different world than 25 years ago, in 1999, when the movie industry held pop culture in the palm of its hand. 
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