The feeling of manufactured nostalgia is one most often associated with coming of age films, a subgenre built on recreating those unique feelings associated with growing up and coming to terms with your place in the world.
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Beca Dalimonte (She/Her) is a recent college graduate from North Carolina with a passion for film history and film criticism, especially related to animation and LGBT films. She particularly loves to find “hidden gems” and spends a lot of time looking through thrift stores and online databases for interesting titles. Although she aspires to one day make a long term career out of her passion for film and/or her illustrations, she currently works as an attractions cast member in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World Resort. Her current favorite film is “Heavenly Creatures,” although she also has a very love/hate relationship with the 2001 film “Ghost World.”
[Nostalgia Week] Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video: A Reflection on the Era of Direct-to-Video Sequels
In the past few years, Disney’s output has been equal parts plentiful and predictable. Since the release and subsequent success of their 2014 reimagining of Sleeping Beauty in the form of Maleficent, each year has seen a new live-action (or, in a few cases, hyper-realistic CGI) remake of one of the company’s many classic animated…
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SUNDANCE REVIEW: ‘Cryptozoo’ (2021) Believes in a World of Magic
While it definitely has its issues, Cryptozoo’s creativity really shines, giving it an undeniable charm.
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Top of the Docs #38 -: Sundance Special: ‘Street Gang’ (2021) is a Comprehensive Look at Sesame Street’s Early Years
It’s a delightful time capsule of a film that both celebrates the show and contextualizes it within the time period it was made.
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INTERVIEW: Beck Kitsis Talks Intentions and Inspirations for ‘The Three Men You Meet at Night’ (2020)
We spoke with director, Beck Kistis, about her intentions and inspirations for the film, the difficulties of promoting a film in 2020, and her plans for the future.
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NIGHTSTREAM REVIEW: ‘Lapsis’ (2020) is a Grounded Sci-Fi Dystopia
Lapsis (2020) introduces its audiences to a world where Quantum computers rule and the need has arisen for cablers, a new occupation wherein people hike up and down hills laying cables and hooking them up to giant boxes in the woods.
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NIGHTSTREAM REVIEW: ‘Survival Skills’ (2020) is an Eerily Relevant Satire of the Police
Presented as a police training video from the 1980’s, Survival Skills (2020) is a topical satirical look at the United States police force, exploring the preparation (or lack thereof) that cops are given before heading out into the real world.
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10 Shorts to Look Out For at the NIGHTSTREAM Film Festival
With twenty different short blocks to choose from at NIGHTSTREAM, it can be hard to narrow down just what to watch, let alone figure out where to begin.
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The Squandered Potential of Edgar Wright’s ‘Scott Pilgrim vs the World’ Adaptation
It’s hard not to find the film lacking in the story department, particularly when it’s compared to the series of comics that serve as its source material.
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REVIEW: ‘Through the Glass Darkly’ (2020) is an Intriguing Small Town Mystery
Inspired by her own grandmother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s, Fash tells the story of a woman named Charlie (Robyn Lively) whose recent diagnosis with the progressively debilitating disease hasn’t stopped her from searching for her missing daughter, Lily (Kinsley Isla Dillon), a year after her disappearance.
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