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The witches are back — and so are we! Just in time for Halloween, Moviehouse Mystics dives broom-first into Hocus Pocus — the spooky, campy, and heartfelt ’90s nostalgic gem that still enchants every October. Kevin and Koda explore what makes the Sanderson sisters timeless and take a haunting detour through Salem’s real history and …
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It is no secret that I am a fan of horror movies. To me, they are the highest form of storytelling. In any story, there must be an obstacle to overcome that conveys a sense of worry or dread in the audience. From the bachelor party searching for the missing groom in The Hangover to Barbie undoing …
By October of 1940, the European continent was almost entirely under control of Nazi Germany. During one of the bleakest moments in recorded world history, those in the free world must have murmured their concerns amongst each other. What would come next? What were they do to as a bloodthirsty dictator was expanding his territory? …
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In 1999, Cornell psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger authored a study addressing individuals’ learning experience and their levels of confidence along the way. Over one hundred studies found that individuals with the least familiarity with any subject were most likely to overrate their abilities. However, as individuals familiarize themselves with the subject, they reach …
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As I finished my senior year at Xavier High School, I experienced a renaissance: Star Wars. My passion had returned for the adventures that took place a long time ago in that galaxy far, far away. I sought to live according to the unwritten rules of being a teenager, which forbade fandom of sci-fi and fantasy. …
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For the last fifteen years of my life as a lover of movies, there is only one character who has haunted my mind. His story is an epic, not in the traditional manner of conquest, but his growth as a human being. Driven first by profit, he eventually squanders his long-desired fortune to save the …
Anybody familiar with me knows that I have other great interests besides movies. I am a passionate baseball fan, particularly a Red Sox fan (and I am anxious for this season to begin, as commentators cannot stop singing praises about the team’s depth and acquisitions from this offseason). I am also a man of faith …
Continue reading “A Need for Inspiration. Now More than Ever.”
As a high school senior, I was filled with ambition and dreams about entering the film industry and possibly soaring to success by winning an Oscar (or more). But as I drink my coffee and watch the sunrise through my peripherals on the morning after the 97th Academy Awards, I can write that I did …
Spooky season is upon us. In addition to decorating the neighborhoods with jack-o-lanterns, cobwebs, and headstones, scary movies are binged by cinephiles like myself. This includes the classics like The Shining, The Exorcist, Psycho, as well as classics from stars of the iconic Universal Monster movies (such as Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff). Outsiders would expect cinephiles to …
Many years ago, I lamented that iconic filmmakers were distributing their newest movies through streaming services. Budgeting is a factor; I will concede that. It is easy to be romantic when you are not considering your resources and budget. I believed that movies were meant to be seen in a communal manner; a shared experience …
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