Not Your Average Rom-Coms
By: Sarah Silcox It pains me to say that in recent years I have become somewhat of a movie snob. But honestly in my opinion, how can you not be in this day and age? I just can’t justify going to the movie theater anymore to buy a 10-12 dollar ticket to see yet another...
Rants for the Riff Raff: A Tribute to Jackass Number 2
I am a huge Jackass fan. I was the kid in middle school who ignored all the warnings and filmed my own version with my friends (it was called What the Hell? and it was god awful). I remember hearing about it when it first came out, but it wasn’t until my friend Christian showed...
Dorm Life: Five Reasons to Watch
By: Sarah Silcox If you’ve never heard of Dorm Life, you should definitely check it out. An original series on Hulu, Dorm Life is a web series about life as a college freshman. I have composed the following list of compelling reasons to watch: 1. All episodes are between 5-10 minutes in length....
Rants for the Riff Raff: The Hunger Games
I went into this movie with very little knowledge. I haven’t read the books, I haven’t been following any of the promotional material, and I only saw the trailer once. I had heard about it, and kind of knew the story, but for the most part I was going in blind. Overall, I liked it....
Act of Valor
By: Rachel Ogle On our last day of spring break in Florida, my friends and I decided to hide out in the movie theater for a few hours and protect our burnt skin from the sun. We chose to see Act of Valor, a movie about a group of Navy SEALs whose mission is to...
5 Films Worth Your Time on Instant Netflix
By: Sarah Silcox Do you love weird, quirky, and emotionally driven movies? If you answered yes, then read on for some of my favorite films (in no particular order) that are available for your instant viewing pleasure on Netflix. Bonus: I’ve included some of my favorite scenes and trailers to further reiterate how great these...
Me and You and Everyone We Know
By: Rachel Ogle It was a Friday afternoon and I was in the mood for being lazy, eating peanut butter out of the jar, and watching a movie. My friend mentioned something to me earlier that day about Me and You and Everyone We Know, a film written by, directed, and starring Miranda July that...
Rants for the Riff Raff: The Thief and the Cobbler
I watched this movie for the first time in years the other day. When I was a kid, my sisters and I watched it all the time. It was one of our favorite movies. It’s funny, bizarre, and has some of the coolest non-digital animation you’ll ever see. But I never really thought about it...
Rants for the Riff-Raff: Oscar Nominated Shorts
I’m not very invested in the Oscars this year. For the first time in years I haven’t seen any of the movies nominated for Best Picture. Or Best Director. Or a bunch of other categories. Some of them I really wanted to see, but never got around to it or didn’t have the opportunity, like...
Rants for the Riff-Raff: Top 10 of 2011
Hello friends. Well, it’s that time of year. Everybody is throwing down their top 10′s of 2011. I’d like to tell you that I’m a non-conformist and won’t be doing the same, but that would be a dirty, filthy lie. I love writing lists, and will do so at the slightest provocation. Unfortunately, there were...
Rants for the Riff Raff: The Muppets
As far back as I can remember, I have loved the Muppets. I had a Kermit stuffed animal from the time I was a baby. I watched Muppet Treasure Island and Muppet Christmas Carol enough times to know them by heart. I even remember watching that odd cartoon Muppet Babies semi-religiously. But if you notice, none of those...
Rants for the Riff Raff: Watch This
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988, dir. Terry Gilliam) First and foremost, I love cartoons. I have been watching them since childhood, and I see no reason to stop now that I am in college. I love the sense of whimsy, I love how exaggerated everything is, and I love how nonsensical they are. For...
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