Written by: Aidan Srb I recently decided to revisit Badlands (1973), the first film in the career of legendary American filmmaker Terrence Malick. What at first appears to be Malick’s most straightforward film, at least in terms of narrative, turns out to be as strange and unwieldy as anything he’d make after, almost totally consumed by the wandering lyricism that would come to define his…
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Interstellar: A Must-See Masterpiece
Written by: Erika Echegoyen Last summer (2025), I saw Interstellar for the first time. I was at my friend’s house in New York, and we were sitting on her couch scrolling through movies on the TV while we set up a table of snacks. Top Gun: Maverick appeared on the screen, and I suggested we watch it. My friend hadn’t seen it, but she asked…
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Past Lives Movie Review: On Inyeon, Memory, and Modern Love
Written by: Kiara Korten Earlier this year I had the pleasure of watching Celine Song’s debut film Past Lives. Past lives follows Nora and Hae Sung, childhood friends separated when Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea, as they reconnect decades later and confront the emotional residue of a bond that never fully dissolved. One of the ideas that struck me most in…
