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Madelines Madeline is a dizzying film about 16-year-old Madeline (Helena Howard) slowly losing her sanity as the star of an experimental theater troupe.

Review: Metaphors in ‘Madeline’s Madeline’ lack lucidity

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer • September 19, 2018
Spellbinding shifts in cinematography from points of near clarity to ones of hazy confusion make the film’s visuals equally unintelligible.
Director Marc Turtletaubs Puzzle is a well-crafted film about a woman finding freedom through jigsaw puzzle competitions.

Review: ‘Puzzle’ is poignant and powerful

By Tara Venkat, Contributing Writer • September 16, 2018
“Puzzle” pieces together complex emotions, a creative plot and moving acting to create an engaging, poignant film.
Real life skaterboarders play the main characters Skate Kitchen — a group of powerful girls who skate through the streets of New York City.

Review: Nuanced characterization carries ‘Skate Kitchen’

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer • September 10, 2018
The girls of Skate Kitchen are diverse, witty and a natural and cohesive group that allows “Skate Kitchen” to run beautifully through to the end.
Bo Burnhams directorial debut offers an honest, realistic and loving look at growing up in the age of social media.

Review: Bo Burnam’s directorial debut dazzles with depth

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer • August 28, 2018
The honest and loving way writer and director Bo Burnham treats the newly blossomed teen at the focus of his film speaks to all members of the audience.
“The Miseducation of Cameron Post” tells the story of a gay conversion therapy camp. Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz), Jane (Sasha Lane), Adam (Forrest Goodluck) and Helen (Melanie Ehrlich) are trapped at God’s Promise.

Review: Complex characters carry ‘Cameron Post’

By Jake Leary, Assistant Life & Culture Editor • August 26, 2018
she’s not like the glamorous, self-assured caricatures of youth that plague teen films, but rather a confused and flawed adolescent.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in You Were Never Really Here as a traumatized veteran hired to rescue a senators daughter from a sex trafficking ring.

Review: Joaquin Phoenix’s tortured protagonist packs a punch

By Michael Friedman, Staff Writer • May 1, 2018
Since Travis Bickle from Martin Scorsese's “Taxi Driver,” rarely have there been protagonists like the tortured Joe (Joaquin Phoenix).
Directed by John Curran, Chappaquiddick is a refreshingly new take on an infamous political scandal involving U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke).

Review: Drama takes fresh perspective on political scandal

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • April 17, 2018
The film's true focus is on the people who surround the family — the political fixers that maintain the Kennedy mythology.
In Flower, Zoey Deutch stars as Erica Vandross, a teenage girl who attempts to expose former high school teacher Will (Adam Scott) as a pedophile.

Review: ‘Flower’ relies on caricatures of female characters

By Stephanie Philo, Contributing Writer • April 10, 2018
The true problem with “Flower” is that it is a female-led film by male writers who have no real insight on the topics they are attempting to tackle.
Thoroughbreds is a darkly hysterical drama about two upper-class teenage girls plotting a murder.

Review: ‘Thoroughbreds’ delightfully disturbs

By Michael Friedman, Staff Writer • March 27, 2018
Finley’s directorial debut is one of the best movies of the year so far — quite impressive for someone who had never stepped foot on a film set.
The Florida Project is the heartbreaking tale of a destitute mother and her wild child.

Review: Dreams die in dynamic family drama

By Jake Leary, Life and Culture Editor • November 7, 2017
Despite its flaws, “The Florida Project” is a devastating viewing experience.
From left, director Wendy Dann and actor Karl Gregory work on a scene in “Every Brilliant Thing.” The play encourages audience participation and addresses themes of mental illness.

Interactive play addresses themes of depression and suicide

By Kara Bowen, Staff Writer • November 1, 2017
Every character besides the narrator is played by a member of the audience. Some stay in their seats ... while others are brought onto the stage.
Cynthia Henderson, professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, began working at Ithaca College in 2000, and she became the first African-American woman to earn tenure at the college in 2007.

Ithaca professor leads social justice workshops at Juilliard

By Colin Tessier, Staff Writer • September 26, 2017
“The point of those exercises is to teach you what your gut reaction is, so you can learn what your inherent biases are and point them out.”
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