5 Of My All Time Favorite Songs From The Film Rent
Jared Naut, Impact Staff
February 7, 2019
A musical film that chronicles the life 4 people that are living with HIV/Aids and their group of friends that documents their struggles living with this disease.
Examine “The Great Beyond” With Jim Carrey
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Managing Editor
November 30, 2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond is streaming now on Netflix.
Netflix Backs Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” Marks Shift in Landscape of Film
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017
Streaming sites like Netflix are changing the game for the mainstream film industry.
10 Classic Comedies You’ll Fall in Love With
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
A list of ten of the most hilarious comedies from the 60's through 90's that you'll want to binge from start to finish.
Duty v. Inclination and Fatalism v. Optimism: Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
July 6, 2015
Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, Seven Samurai, is a film in which many of the different dichotomies entrenched within Japanese society are critically and effectively addressed. Through intense character analysis and observation of plot, one can approach these various dichotomies from many d...
Mildred Pierce, She Done Him Wrong, and their Representations of Women in Film
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
May 2, 2015
Throughout this history of mankind, our oral, written, and more recently, visual stories, have assisted with the identifying of oneself in correlation with personal development as well as understanding one's place in society. 1933's She Done Him Wrong and 1945's Mildred Pierce, offer very different not...
8 Films Every Humanitarian Should View
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
April 23, 2015
Around the globe film has been instrumental in bringing awareness to certain issues and even bringing about change. Here is a list of films, both recent and past, that every person who cares about issues surround human rights should take the time to see. All of these films are based off of real life...
Cultural Fears, Unruly Children, and the Recurring Themes in Horror Films: A Comparison of Child’s Play (1988) and Orphan (2009)
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
April 16, 2015
According to the Holy Bible’s story in Genesis, Chapter 4, which depicts the brutal slaying of Abel by his brother Cain, the concept of violence, in particular, murder is as old as creation. The story suggests that because of sin, the inability to control one’s emotions can lead various per...
George Melies’ Le Voyage Dans La Lune: Innovations in Film Technology, Contributions to Early Science Fiction Film, and a Reading of Dominant Culture
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
April 14, 2015
Throughout the duration of civilization many great cultural movements have taken place that have assisted in shaping and molding the world into the ever evolving product that can be seen today. For instance, during the classical era great thinkers such as Plato Aristotle, and Socrates thrived. During...
American Hustle: The Contemporary Film Noir?
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
April 9, 2015
While many argue that Film Noir is a mode of film that blossomed in the 40’s and 50’s, then died out, just as the 80’s murdered disco, others may contend that Film Noir is a genre and/ or a style. That being said if indeed Film Noir is a style and genre, it reserves the ability to transcend...
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