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Director Sean Baker holds the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Original Screenplay for "Anora" during the Governors Ball following the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake

2025 Oscars: the victorious and the defeated

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon March 4, 2025
Read more about the films that succeeded and the ones that fell short this Sunday.
The opening shot of an upside-down Statue of Liberty is a metaphor for the film's anti-patriotic themes. (Fair Use: A24 Films)

[OFF-SCREEN WITH OSTREM] “The Brutalist”: a brutally honest American commentary

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon February 7, 2025
Discover why this film is worth the watch.
WICKED FILMMAKING. 2024's Wicked, despite it's large visual issues, recycled storytelling and lack of intelligence, was a smash-hit and earned itself a Oscars Best Picture nomination. (Fair Use: Universal Pictures, edited by Thomas Chen)

[OFF-SCREEN WITH OSTREM] Modern Blockbusters suck, at everything

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon January 9, 2025
Three reasons why modern blockbusters are so terrible.
NEW CINEMA. A wave of movies this fall-winter season hopes to compensate for the disappointing cinema earlier this year. (Press release images from various studios, credited later in each individual chapter)

[OFF-SCREEN WITH OSTREM] The good and not-so-good of recent cinema

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon December 17, 2024
In this extended review, A&E Editor Peter Ostrem makes movie recommendations for winter break.
CHRISTMAS SCARES. Art the Clown embraces the Christmas theme of the third Terrifier film, donning a Santa suit and hat for most of the movie. (Screen capture from “TERRIFIER 3 Official Trailer (2024) Red band” by Movie Trailers Source on YouTube.)

[OFF-SCREEN WITH OSTREM] “Terrifier 3:” shocking gore and shockingly bad filmmaking

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon November 7, 2024
A lousy film dominated by gruesome gore.
THERAPY. Will Hunting (Matt Damon) and Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) sit in Maguire's office in one of the various therapy scenes in the film. (Screen capture from Miramax)

[OFF-SCREEN WITH OSTREM] Good Will Hunting tells an intimate story of growth and connection

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon September 30, 2024
Good Will Hunting combines excellent scripting and acting for one of the best cinema experiences in modern movie history.
BEHIND THE LIGHTS. Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler, provides an insider view into the star's life, marred by controversy and greed. The film is nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture. (Screen capture from "Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS | Official Trailer" by Warner Bros. Pictures on YouTube)

[OSCAR REVIEW] Elvis: Controversy follows the King of rock and roll

Sonia Kharbanda, Staff Writer March 13, 2023
"Elvis" dazzles viewers with its insider view into Elvis's life, though it missed the mark for Oscar wins.
FLYING HIGH. Tom Cruise performs his own stunts in his new movie "Top Gun: Maverick".

[OSCAR REVIEW] Top Gun: Maverick hits the top of VFX game

Amanda Hsu, Staff Writer March 12, 2023
Top Gun: Maverick is the much-anticipated sequel to Top Gun (1986) is nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Visual Effects.
This spring marks Film Club's last movie series

This spring marks Film Club’s last movie series

Alexandra Cardwell, RubicOnline May 23, 2022
Co-presidents Alice Duncan and Mimi Huelster look back fondly on the club's run.
Students reflect on movies they watch, focusing on technique and certain aspects of film.

Visual Narrative course teaches critical thinking via movies

Eliza Farley, The Rubicon May 17, 2022
When people think of an english class, they think of classic literature, but the visual narratives is changing that.
[SPA SHORTLIST] Ep. 3: Movie recommendations

[SPA SHORTLIST] Ep. 3: Movie recommendations

August Gaspard, Staff Writer March 3, 2022
In this episode of SPA Shortlist, we talk with freshman Liam Huddleston, Milan Mishra, and Ben Macedo about films.
SPIDEY-SENSE. Since 2002 when the first Spider-Man movie was released, there have been four actors to play the role of Spider-Man. The actors include Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland, and Shameik Moore.

The ultimate guide to Spider-Man

Tommy Verhey, RubicOnline January 11, 2022
Though Spider-Man is a central character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only some of the movies are truly worth watching.
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