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Trending with Haley: Fairy tales recycled

Haley Zblewski, Currents Editor
September 13, 2012

Once upon a time, movie producers took time to craft new tales, bending the rules of cinema. But recently (though one could argue it’s a trend that has gone on for a while), Hollywood has seemed to come to the consensus that recreating old tales is more interesting. The theme this summer — and apparently... Read more »

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Emily Gresbrink
May 3, 2012

Half the time I watch R-rated movies or higher, I asked myself, “What made that rating happen?” I heard a couple f-bombs and perhaps saw some private parts. More or less, nothing in those two hours that turned me into a psychotic serial killer or drug enthusiast. Lurking in the shadows of the Motion... Read more »

Learning to share

Kris Kotlarik
November 3, 2011

It’s a Saturday night at home. Somebody wants to watch some college football, while somebody else wants to watch a movie. An argument starts, feelings get hurt, and, regardless of who ends up getting to watch what they want, nobody wins. Now, try placing that scenario into the lobby of a residence... Read more »

The first W,MDM Awards!

Eric Christenson
May 12, 2011

HEY GANG! Welcome to the first TWMDMAwards! Or as we here at the HQ call it, the Twimdies! Geez, you guys. Just yesterday, I was making Aladdin jokes about you trusting me to take you on a magic carpet ride of a journey through the worst movies ever, and now look at us. We’re so much older! We have... Read more »

Movie-fying an entire generation of history

Eric Christenson
May 5, 2011

With the all-encompassing news of Osama Bin Laden’s death circling the air like a flu virus times a thousand, the biggest question on anyone’s mind, OBVIOUSLY is, ‘when will the bio-pic arrive?’ I bet as soon as Barack Obama walked off back into the White House after announcing Bin Laden’s... Read more »

The Worst, Most Despicable Movies You’ve Ever Seen: “Ghost Ship”

Eric Christenson
March 16, 2011

I’m not a big ocean guy. The most I’ve ever been on a boat was taking the ferry across Lake Michigan one summer when I was a pre-teen, but I HAVE seen both “Titanic” AND “The Life Aquatic,” so I guess you could say I’m an expert on boat things. For example, the anchor is used to hold the... Read more »

The Worst, Most Despicable Movies You’ve Ever Seen: “Black Knight”

Eric Christenson
March 9, 2011

You guys, I like to live in the here and now. I get my daily dose of current events, listen to my iPod through the tape deck in my van and I think I have a pair of sunglasses lying around here somewhere. Suffice it to say, I am a functioning 21st century human being. Being young adults in the Information... Read more »

The Spectator’s Oscars 2011 Preview

Emily Gresbrink
February 23, 2011

This Sunday marks the 83rd annual Academy Awards presentations. Movie buffs around the world will give honor to the best movies of 2010. You bet I’ll be one of them! Seriously though, in order of importance: Christmas, Oscars, my birthday. When the list came out in late January, I was all over it in... Read more »

The Worst, Most Despicable Movies You’ve Ever Seen: “The Wicker Man”

Eric Christenson
January 27, 2011

To start things off right, our first Worst, Most Despicable movie is The Wicker Man, starring Nicolas Cage. Right off the bat, you should send up the warning flare seeing the words “Nicolas” and “Cage” in immediate sequence on the DVD cover to alert everyone else that this has tremendous potential... Read more »

The Great Debate: British film directors

Emily Gresbrink
January 27, 2011

Danny Boyle By Emily Gresbrink The British are known for playing host to a slew of different things, be it those awesome accents, or fish and chips or the infamous tower on Parliament housing Big Ben. But England is also home to two fantastic directors, Guy Ritchie and Danny Boyle. Sure, they both have... Read more »