Art has always been a means of speaking truth to power by holding a mirror up to society, specifically through commentating on the bourgeois – …

Film adaptations of video games have had a rough history. One particular instance of this was the infamous 1993 film “Super Mario Bros,” which was so …

The biopic. A genre of film that chronicles the life or events surrounding a particular person  – hence the name “biopic.” There have been a …

In its past 100 years of existence, the East Tennessean has been in publication throughout most of film history. From the silent era to the …

Violence. Vengeance. Dogs.  When “John Wick” was first released back in 2014, theatergoers were immediately drawn to the sympathetic protagonist and rather unconventional storyline – …

David F. Sandberg’s 2019 contribution to the superhero film, “Shazam,” was a unique outlier in the films that fell under the DC Extended Universe – …

The opening sequence of “Scream VI” begins in somewhat unfamiliar territory for those who are quite familiar with the slasher franchise: A Film Studies professor …

Knoxville, Tennessee, the year is 1985. The body of Andrew C. Thornton II, a high-ranking member of The Company, a drug smuggling ring based in …

War. The conflict between two or more parties, which has been happening constantly, since the dawn of time. With the advent of film, there have …

The year is 1926. Hollywood is beginning a transition period with the incoming arrival of synchronized sound. While it is a very important era in …