written by: ben thomson In 2019 the big movie event of the summer was undoubtedly Avenger’s: Endgame, a massive three-hour superhero epic. In 2020, the big movie event of the year was a four-year-old Hamilton performance. The future of Hollywood has never been more uncertain than it is right now. Nearly six months after theaters shut down, major studios have been forced to rethink their release strategy and adapt to the new world ushered in by COVID-19.  So far, the film industry has been struggling to see past the short term, underestimating how long the pandemic will actually last. Look … Continue reading Opinion: the end of Hollywood?

Written By: BEN THOMSON At the beginning of the film, protagonist Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) lies on the floor of an assay office, a broken man, waiting to trade a sample of silver for a small payment. By the end of the film, he sits on the floor of his private bowling alley located inside of his giant mansion. Loosely based on Upton Sinclair’s Oil!, “There Will Be Blood” is a haunting critiqueof capitalism and the men that benefit most from it. The story of Daniel Plainview illustrates the hard work and determination it takes toachieve the American Dream. However, … Continue reading Film expertly illustrates the American Dream

At the beginning of the film, protagonist Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) lies on the floor of an assay office, a broken man, waiting to trade a sample of silver for a small payment. By the end of the film, he sits on the floor of his private bowling alley located inside of his giant mansion. Loosely based on Upton Sinclair’s Oil!, “There Will Be Blood” is a haunting critique of capitalism and the men that benefit most from it. The story of Daniel Plainview illustrates the hard work and determination it takes to achieve the American Dream. However, the cost … Continue reading Film expertly illustrates the American Dream