Film – Arlingtonian Student Newsmagazine

Rotten Tomatoes and Feminist Flicks

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardMarch 1, 2021

The two-sided reviews of female-led or directed movies and television shows. BY JOSIE STEWART, '21. When I discovered Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, I binge...

Op/Ed

AMC Lennox bought by Phoenix Theaters Entertainment

Lucy MillerJanuary 5, 2021

By Lucy Miller, '22. The AMC Lennox movie theater has created countless memories for many in the Upper Arlington community. Whether remembering times with fami...

News & Notes

Sacha Baron Cohen (left) and Jeremy Strong (right) in the film.

“The Whole World is Watching!”

Matthew DoronDecember 4, 2020

Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the question it leaves unanswered. BY MATTHEW DORON, ’23. The second I heard about The Trial of the Chicago 7, I...

Op/EdReviews

Films by Black Directors to Watch

Matthew DoronOctober 25, 2020

A collection of films by Black directors to support diversity in an industry that is somewhat lacking.

Features

Film of the Times

James UnderwoodSeptember 8, 2020

Columnist reviews Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 feature film Contagion. By James Underwood, '23. Warning: This film review contains plot spoilers. As large swat...

Op/EdReviews

Angst from Another Time

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardFebruary 14, 2020

Columnist reviews 2005's high-school noir Brick.

In Print

A Film Worthy of a Year

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardJanuary 21, 2020

A review of award-winning film, 1917, that captures the themes of war and death, along with unseen cinematic techniques. By Ben Rigney-Carroll, '21 Released i...

Op/EdReviews

Gravity’s Rainbow

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardDecember 5, 2019

A review of the new whodunit, Knives Out, directed by Rian Johnson.

Op/EdReviews

Loving “Love, Simon”

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardApril 24, 2018

By Clare Driscoll It's the classic teen romance movie. The main character is chasing down the one that they love, and through (more cheesy stuff here). The o...

News & Notes

“Lady Bird” is raw and beautifully imperfect

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardFebruary 11, 2018

by Hallie Underwood '20 Lady Bird official trailer courtesy A24 Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNi_HC839Wo Short brown hair: fuschia ...

Op/Ed

Why ‘Elf’ will be a Christmas Classic

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardDecember 18, 2017

by Hallie Underwood '20 Official Elf Trailer courtesy Movie Clips Trailer Vault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW9wRNqQ_P8 Our family friend, Paul Why...

Op/Ed

The Impact of Film

Arlingtonian Editorial BoardDecember 15, 2017

Staff Editorial A boy learns on his eleventh birthday that he possesses the wizarding powers from his birth parents and is sent to a wizarding school only re...

Op/Ed