The Ithacan

Column: The Oscars best actress drama

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • February 1, 2023

The exclusion of the outstanding performances given by Danielle Deadwyler and Viola Davis in the Oscars Best Actress category has sparked controversy.

Column: Stop forcing celebrities to come out

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • December 6, 2022

Recent cases of celebrities like Kit Connor and Rebel Wilson being forced to come out are part of a problematic trend in Hollywood.

Column: Why are kids obsessed with horror?

By Joshua Pantano, Staff Writer • November 3, 2022

Despite horror seeming to be targeted specifically towards adults, kids eat it up as well. Horror helps kids to work through fears at a young age.

Column: Horror is a genre worthy of your respect

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • October 25, 2022

As long as cinema has been around, horror has been a staple genre. Horror has a uniquely strong ability to cause audiences to examine their fears.

Column: Spider-Man re-release disrespects fans

By Evan Miller, Staff Writer • September 14, 2022

Sony's recent re-release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is just one recent example of studios disrespecting fans with lazy, money-milking content.

Column: Movie trailers spoil their films

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • April 14, 2022

Movie trailers have the unfortunate tendency to spoil films, resulting in the viewer's experience being ruined.

Column: Awards lack representation

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

The film industry severely lacks diversity when it comes to award nominations.

Column: It’s time to ditch cringe culture

By Avery Alexander, Senior Writer • February 10, 2022

If you interact with the internet in any way, you’ve probably stumbled upon the terms cringe, cringy, cringe culture, or something similar.

Political films help viewers to reflect on presidency

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • February 25, 2021

With the Trump train derailed for at least a few years, there is time for America to ask itself some important questions. How did we get here? What happened? Where do we go from here?

How are you making friends while taking classes remotely?

By Mikayla Tolliver • October 12, 2020

Mikayla Tolliver is a current freshman at Ithaca College. In her column, “Ask a Freshman,” she answers questions about her freshman experience.

Why aren’t we doing anything about climate change?

By Emma Whitestone • August 31, 2016

Despite the impending threat to health and security that climate change poses, politicians and voters are not talking about the environment. Addressing climate change should be at the top of the agenda for everyone right now.

Not an A-plus math student

By Frances Johnson • May 4, 2016

Year after year of math classes, many of my Asian-American classmates would ace their math tests while I hoped for a B-minus or better.