Movies

Who made this casting call?

The Internet is a stock character unable to perform any part but that of deus ex machina, a plot device that is often disparaged as the authorial “cop-out.”

By Amanda Gutterman | Apr 26 07:44 pm ET

Movies so bad, they're good

Show me a person who can sit through the first ten minutes of “Battlefield Earth” without cracking a smile and I will be amazed, because you’ve just shown me a person that does not exist.

By Hillary Busis | Apr 14 07:18 pm ET

Recycle, reuse, rehash

From epic poems to 3D movies, plotlines have always been somewhat formulaic: boy sets out on adventurous quest, boy meets girl, boy slays the dragon and wins girl’s heart, with some give or take. Jungian theory tells us these stories, all composed of the same basic formulas, stem from a collective human unconscious and reflect our shared experience.

By Shira R. Borzak | Oct 20 05:40 pm ET

Julie, Julia, and students find fulfillment in food

Cooking, for Julia Child, Julie Powell, and many Columbia students, provides personal fulfillment and a break from the stresses of daily life.

By Kat Balkoski | Sep 9 08:11 pm ET

Summer screenings in the city

For all intents and purposes, this would be my first job, and because the title “intern” was so vague, I began to make my own assumptions about what this job might entail.

By Emily Hoffman | Sep 9 07:46 pm ET

White Like Russian, Bloody Like Mary

Many movies concern the mafia—and even more portray violence—but David Cronenberg’s new film, Eastern Promises, thrives on a rushing pulse that prevents it from ever settling into the clichés of it

By Goda Thangada | Sep 18 12:31 am ET

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