Juan Barquin / Columnist There’s a whisper in the wind coming through your bedroom window late at night. If you listen closely enough, it’s telling you to stop whatever you’re doing so it can recommend a new television series. That’s a pretty weird thing for the wind, or a ghost or whatever it is, to […]
Juan Barquin If there’s one thing to say for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it’s that the guy knows exactly what “bro culture” is like. This knowledge of bros who move through life doing nothing but working out and having sex serves him well, but even with that, “Don Jon” isn’t as great a film as he […]
Juan Barquin/ Columnist The theater may not seem like the ideal place to hang out with your wasted buddies, but two films this year make a contrary statement. Both “Drinking Buddies” and “The World’s End” heavily feature humanity’s “good friend” alcohol, but while one tastes great, the other’s just plain flat. After delivering a rather […]
Juan Barquin/Columnist Many people toss around the words “return to form” lightly when speaking of a director finally returning to what once made their work great. When the trailer for Brian De Palma’s “Passion” released, hopes were high for his own return to form, but the sad truth is it’s not much better than the […]
Juan Barquin/Columnist There’s something about Ip Man, a well-known Chinese martial artist who taught Bruce Lee, that has become incredibly popular in the film world over the last years. Everyone involved in Chinese cinema seems to be trying their hand at telling his life. The latest installment comes from none other than the always-stylish Wong […]
Juan Barquin/Columnist Director David Gordon Green’s had a strange career over the years, kicking off with some rather interesting dramas and then taking a turn for stoner comedies like “Pineapple Express” and “Your Highness.” It’s now, with a mixture of the light and dark, that Green makes one of his best works, “Prince Avalanche.” Taking […]
Juan Barquin/Columnist It’s always said that a little white lie is just plain harmless, and yet, often enough, those little white lies snowball into an avalanche of disaster. That process is exactly what Thomas Vinterberg captures in his ever unsettling film “The Hunt.” Mads Mikkelsen, who many will know as the titular character of NBC’s […]
Juan Barquin/Columnist There’s a misleading feeling to the way that images of happy couples flash on by to “That’s Amore” during the opening credits of “Love is All You Need” after being introduced to Ida, played by Trine Dyrholm, a hairdresser who has been battling cancer about to travel to Italy for her daughter Astrid’s, […]
Photo from stock.xchng Juan Barquin/Columnist Yes, my fellow Americans, you read that right. Celebrating this great holiday in the upcoming days on the beaches of Miami, sharks are the greatest threat we face to the joys and wonders of patriotism. Not just any sharks, but great white sharks. Catching them in “Animal Crossing: New Leaf” […]
Juan Barquin/Staff Writer With their weekly film screenings gaining traction, the crew of FIU’s Film Initiative: Underground have decided to tackle a new project to support filmmakers, and it’s quite the ambitious one. Their goal is to produce the first film festival for University students to showcase their works. Kicking off right after April Fools […]
