Title: Black Panther Genre: Superhero/Sci Fi/Action Director: Ryan Coogler Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis Bias: I wouldn’t even know where to start. Grade: A+ In A Nutshell: Following the death of his father, King T’Chaka (John Kani), Prince T’Challa, aka the Black Panther (Boseman), ascends to the throne of the hidden – and highly technologically advanced – country of Wakanda. While attempting to capture Ulysses Klaue (Serkis), he discovers a new threat to his country, throne, and the world – Erik “Killmonger” Stevens, a highly-trained killer. The Critique: It would be difficult, if not impossible, to give this fil
Title: Phantom Thread Genre: Historical Drama Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Stars: Daniel-Day Lewis, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps, Richard Graham, Camilla Rutherford, Harriet Sansom Harris Bias: Reports state that this is Daniel Day Lewis’s last performance before retirement. I am someone who considers him to be an amazing actor with a lot to offer, so coming into this film screening my expectations were very high. Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutantes and dames
In less than 48 hours, we will be kicking off our fourth annual conference: "Pop Culture in/as Speculative Resistance." This year, Kino Club is teaming up with two other Wayne State student orgs - the Comics Collective and the Video Game Scholarly Interest Group - to bring you an even bigger, better conference experience! As always, this conference and related events are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. So bring your colleagues, cousins, friends, and enemies - all are welcome in our resistance! Although I encourage you to check out the FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM for details, I'll give a rundown of the highlights: If you're interested in PEDAGOGY, you should check out... *Our Friday night screening
If you're trying to catch up on Oscar nominated films before the ceremony on March 4th, you're in the right place! Over the last year, Kino Club 313 bloggers have written several reviews and articles featuring Oscar nominated films, conveniently collected for you here. Back in March, Lisa Jane reviewed Jordan Peele's horror insta-classic Get Out. Matt Linton included the film in his listicle, "American Nightmare: 5 Films that Expose the Dark Underbelly of Americana" alongside classics like Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt and Lynch's Blue Velvet. Get Out has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor (Daniel Kaluuya).
Title: Lady Bird Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Greta Gerwig Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein Grade: A+ In a Nutshell: Set in Sacramento, California in 2002, Lady Bird follows the senior year of artistic outsider Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson (Saoirse Ronan). Desperate to get into an east coast college, Lady Bird makes a last-ditch effort to make herself an appealing candidate by trying out for the school musical. From this point, the film follows Lady Bird as she makes (and loses) new friends, experiences love and heartbreak, and grapples with wanting to be her own person while also wanting to make her family, and her mot
