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Review of Society of The Snow

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Lia Fiffles

Jacqueline Toledo Soto ’24Staff Writertoledosotoj@lakeforest.edu On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains. The flight carried 40 passengers and five crew members, with only 16 survivors who had to endure two and a half months of harsh conditions before being rescued. The recently released film The Society of the Snow takes you back to early 1970s Uruguay, where the opening shot focuses on a rugby game. The rugby team,…

Film Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Lia Fiffles

Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 Stars Robin Woitesek ’24Staff Writerrudolphwoitese@lakeforest.edu Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film tells the story of Bella Baxter, a woman who’s been brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist. Based on the Alasdair Gray novel of the same name, this film chronicles Bella’s experiences trying to navigate the complex world around her in both its amazement and horrors. As she does, Bella realizes what it means to be a human and more importantly,…

Film Review: Lisa Frankenstein

Posted on March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 by Lia Fiffles

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Robin Woitesek, ’24Features Editorrudolphwoitese@lakeforest.edu Starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse, Zelda Williams’ feature directorial debut tells the story of Lisa, an eccentric teenager with a dark past who loves horror and spends most of her time in graveyards. As such, her biggest crush is a deceased unmarried Victorian man and after he’s brought back to life, the pair embark on a journey of self-discovery, love, revenge, and look for…

How Should We Understand American Sniper?

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

American Sniper is another addition to a long line of films made by Clint Eastwood that paints a very concrete, black and white world. His good versus bad tale about Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle is ahead of the box office for a third straight week, giving the film a total box office revenue of $249 million. The film has also racked up six Oscar nominations. A large portion of the film’s success is…