Review: Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
To celebrate the beginning of the new season, we’ve decided to go big and bold by screening Wes Anderson’s modern classic Moonrise Kingdom (2012) at Market Hall, located in downtown …
Film and Cinema
What to Expect this Fall from the Trent Film Society
First I would like to introduce the newest co-director of Trent Film Society, Steven Snow. Steven is a Cultural Studies student entering his third year and could not be …
Cate Blanchett in a Woody Allen Movie, or Something
Jasmine has become accustomed to a certain kind of lifestyle and after the death of her husband she’s not quite ready to settle into more reasonable spending habits. In fact, …
“Lies may lead to truth:” A Separation
Separation. Divorce. Both of these are becoming increasingly commonplace in societies and cultures all over the world. Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi tackles this matter with fierce intimacy in his 2011 …
An Evening With Trent Film Society
Co-written with Troy Bordun. Trent Film Society (TFS) is a student and community group that showcases international, independent, and forgotten films from cinema’s short but dynamic history. All of our …
The Lone Ranger: a largely forgettable blockbuster
Hollywood, rather coincidentally, has released two classic franchises created in the 30s (and turned into television serials in the 50s) in just under a month. The first was Man of …
Monsters University and Pixar: The answer to how cute monsters could ever possibly play convincing college students
Remember that movie Rudy? I know, very inspiring, right. Now imagine they cast all the main roles as monsters, animated it, and threw in some fraternity hijinks for good measure. …
Trent Film Society Goes Sci-Fi this Summer
Trent Film Society is pleased to announce its Sci-Fi Summer Series! We will be exploring science fiction (SF) as it has been visually represented over a total of 110 years, …
Review: GATSBY (The Great)
Turning a literary classic into a film is a bold undertaking, and one that director Baz Luhrmann has not shied away from in the past. When approaching The Great Gatsby, …
Iron Man 3: The She’s All That of Comic Book Movies
Iron Man 3 had a tall hill to climb right from the get-go. Comic book movies, for better or for worse, tend to expand in scale as a means of …