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The Weekly Movie Thing – Angel Heart (1987)

Alex Miller, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

"A movie made by white America that cast a black girl, gave her voodoo things to do and have sex". - Bill Cosby    Well, it's been over thirty-five years since the release of Angel Heart...

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The Weekly Movie Thing: Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist (2022)

Alex Miller, Staff Writer November 27, 2023

Produced by Jack Clarke and director Brett Gregory, Nobody Loves and You Don't Deserve to Exist (2022) stands as proof that the pioneering spirit of independent British cinema is very much alive and...

Images Cinema Showcases Diverse Films at Indigenous Peoples Film Festival

Images Cinema Showcases Diverse Films at Indigenous Peoples Film Festival

Angelina Clark, Web Editor November 17, 2023

From Friday, November 10th to Sunday, November 12th, Images Cinema in Williamstown, Massachusetts hosted the first Indigenous Peoples Film Festival in collaboration with SMC Cultural Affairs and the Students...

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Nerds in New England: My Experience at Rhode Island Comic Con

Angelina Clark, Web Editor November 8, 2023

Picture this: a massive building with multiple floors, connected by escalators and filled with art and merchandise showcasing various media such as anime, video games, and movies, and, of course, individuals...

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Killers of the Flower Moon: An Artistic Review

Alex Miller, Staff Writer November 6, 2023

"Can you find the wolves in this picture?" These words, gravelly, dissonant, uttered with an almost childish timbre and curios naivete from an even more gravelly Leo (as Ernest Burkhart), hang in the...

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Do You Want to Play a Game?: A Review of Horror Film “Saw X”

Angelina Clark, Web Editor October 30, 2023

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!  “I want to play a game,” is one of the most recognizable phrases of 21st century horror, and a sign of complex, nearly-impossible-to-escape death traps and puppets on tricycles...

The 2023 Oscars: Exactly as Expected

The 2023 Oscars: Exactly as Expected

Jillian Currier, Co-Editor-In-Chief March 16, 2023

Of course, I’m referencing the Oscars here, which is always jam packed with so many celebs and fun cameos that even if you aren’t a big movie fan, it would still be entertaining to sit down and watch...

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