Film & TV

October 29, 2015

Spielberg. Hanks. The Coens. Hell Yes.

By Alex Wehrung

While some spent their Friday nights getting drunk, partying it up or maybe even tickling their nostalgia with “Goosebumps,” I saw “Bridge of Spies.” Because how else will I further cement my reputation as a bona...

October 28, 2015

Spike Lee’s “4 Little Girls” Comes to MCC Theater

By Benjamin Miller

In its 239 year lifespan, America has never seen one day of genuine racial harmony. Brief periods of superficial equality are constantly interrupted by hate crimes. This pattern has haunted our society since African Amer...

October 21, 2015

“Trumbo” Comes to Script to Screen

By Alex Wehrung

The Hollywood Ten sounds like a cute name, doesn’t it? Sort of like the Fab Four or the Magnificent Seven. In reality, though, that name brought only disdain and misery for its members. The Ten were a group of filmmake...

October 14, 2015

American Horror Story: The Hotel Premier

By Carla Cernat

Just when I thought Lady Gaga couldn’t get stranger, she became a soul-sucking seductress. But I think I liked it? American Horror Story is back in its 5th season with “Hotel.” If I had to describe this premiere in...

October 8, 2015

Script To Screen: ‘American Beauty’ Screenwriter Comes to Discuss Film

By Gustavo Melo

Celebrating its 25th episode, the series Script to Screen excels again and brings another Oscar-winning guest in for a screening and a series of analytical questions. After bringing great names to campus like George R.R....

October 8, 2015

The Martian is Out of This….Ugh, Please Don’t Make Me Say That.

By Alex Wehrung

I will not deny it; writing that headline was somewhat painful. But it’s true: “The Martian,” the adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, is pretty damn good as a matter of fortunate fact. And, even better, it stands ou...

September 17, 2015

Fear for the Future of this Spinoff

By Alex Wehrung

  About two and a half years ago, I couldn’t sleep one night, so at three in the morning, I went on Netflix and popped on the first episode of “The Walking Dead.” The first 20 minutes absolutely dripped with a...

August 2, 2015

‘Sharknado 3?’ Oh Hell Yes!

By Alex Wehrung

The way I saw it, I had one of two options: see “Pixels,” a movie that I knew I was going to hate and give more of my money to the hellspawn that is Adam Sandler in the process, or see “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!,”...

July 30, 2015

Ian McKellen Redefines Our Dear “Mr. Holmes”

By Alex Wehrung

We’ve seen a lot of different versions of Sherlock Holmes over the years, from the stereotypical deerstalker-wearing version popularized and made iconic by the likes of Basil Rathbone to the much-adored, long-faced Ben...

July 13, 2015

He’s Back. What a Surprise.

By Alex Wehrung

If anything, this movie proves that if you set your expectations low enough, anything will satisfy you. Was “Terminator Genisys” necessary? No. Was it fun?  A bit.  Does it prey on your nostalgia? Eyup. At the end ...

July 6, 2015

A Satisfactory Catharsis: ‘Inside Out’ is a Good Time

By Alex Wehrung

Imagination can be a wonderful thing, depending on how it’s applied. If you muck it up, you end up with something that seems cool, but in reality, you realize that someone fell asleep behind the controls. Take “Docto...

June 30, 2015

Jurassic World: Life Will Always Find a Way to Bite You in the Ass

By Alex Wehrung

Whether or not the Jurassic Park die-hards hate this movie and the average blockbuster junkie loves it, I think we can all agree on one thing: It could have been a lot worse. For one thing, you’d think that the people ...

May 28, 2015

Reel Loud 2015 Suffers from Poor Planning

By Audrey Bachelder

Any student-coordinated event that exists outside the realm of the two hour SRB multipurpose room shindig is something that deserves applause. When a group of college kids get together and learn the business of planning,...

May 27, 2015

Ecological Storytelling Screens Miyazaki Classic: “Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind”

By David Jackson

Graduate student Jeremy Chow from UCSB’s English department hosted the screening of the animated film “Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind” on Friday in South Hall room 2635. This spectacular film, written, animated an...

May 27, 2015

Cambodian Rock n’ Roll

By Mackenzie Hart

"Don't Think I've Forgotten" tells the story of rockers fighting to be heard amidst revolution

May 22, 2015

“Merchants of Doubt”: A Discussion on Effective Science Communication

By Phi Do

Last Wednesday, the Sustainable Science Communication Conference kicked off its event with a screening of “Merchants of Doubt” in UCSB’s Pollock Theater. Featuring approaches from several academic research disciple...