Category: Film and Television

Strange(r) Things are Happening: You Better Boo-lieve You Are in For a Frightening Season

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff When we enter our late teens, the biggest question of our life blindsides us like an inter-dimensional monster snatching up innocent children: what do we do after we are too old to wear costumes and go trick-or-treating? Well, Netflix has the perfect answer. On Oct. 27, the Friday before […]

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Cable Car Cinema: The Girl Without Hands: A Beautiful Narrative About Humans and The Natural World

by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff Many people argue that some of the most visually captivating films are those without real-world components. Although animated features can be perceived as “immature” compared to realistic films with high production values, films like The Girl Without Hands (2017) remind audiences of the complexity of animation. With so many […]

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Not Your Average Doctor: The Good Doctor Puts a New Twist on Drama Series

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff With the arrival of fall each year comes a stream of new television shows. Although it is still somewhat early in the season, audiences this year have been extremely receptive to the new ABC show The Good Doctor, which premiered on Sept. 25. Created by David Shore, who also […]

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Running Into Year 2049 Like…: Blade Runner 2049 Takes Hollywood by Storm

by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff “More human than humans,” you say? In the recently released film Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve has created a world that shows the powerful possibilities of artificial intelligence. This science fiction film is a piece that lightly implies that the utilization of artificial intelligence is imminent in the […]

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Harvey Weinstein: Recent Hollywood Allegations

by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff One of Hollywood’s leading directors and prominent stars, Harvey Weinstein, was exposed in a New York Times article for his alleged abuse of women. Weinstein is co-founder of the film company Miramax, which has brought the public a number of prolific movie hits such as Good Will Hunting, Pulp […]

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Cthulhu On Campus: Providence College Alumni Screen Short Film

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Two Providence College alumni walk into a bar. No, this scenario is not a setup for a joke. However, this situation is the birthplace of the short film The Call of Charlie, a kind of largescale joke in its own right. Director Nick Spooner, used to working with commercials, […]

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Tomb Raider Returns with a New Face

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff   It has been 13 years since the video game heroine Lara Croft of Tomb Raider graced movie screens, and fans of the beloved franchise are ready to see one of pop culture’s most iconic characters come to life once again. Although a spandex-clad Angelina Jolie comes to mind […]

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“PC’s Got the Funk”: An Interview with History of Jazz Professor, Alex Lee-Clark

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Recently, I sat down with Alex Lee-Clark, a new history of jazz professor at Providence College, to ask him a couple questions about his current projects. Although he teaches trumpet and directs the Funk Ensemble, his influence and expertise extends beyond the PC campus. Aside from teaching at PC, […]

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This Year’s IT Movie: The New and Improved IT Movie That Has Everyone Talking

  by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Since its Sept. 8 release, the cinematic remake of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, IT, has caused a profound explosion in the box office. IT has even surpassed The Exorcist (1973) as the highest-grossing horror film in the United States. Starring Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, IT […]

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Netflix, Please Chill: Netflix Plans to Remove Several Beloved, “Binge-Watched” Shows in 2019

by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff It seems that every month more beloved and addicting TV shows and movies are leaving  Netflix Instant Streaming. With over a 1,000 TV shows and more than 4,000 movies, Netflix has proven itself to be the best way to “binge-watch” anyone’s favorite TV show or movie. However, some of […]

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