Tag: film

Collaborative artists foster revolutionary ideas while thriving off each other’s creativity. Jaclyn Danger, co-founder of screening collective The Cannonball Roarers, hosted a unique “secret...

Fences touches on many different aspects of life for African-American families in the mid 1900’s. The film is adapted from the play of the...

Western art has contributed countless masterpieces to the world’s collection of visual arts, music, literature, theater and film. Think the Sistine chapel, the paintings...

Rogue One tries very hard to set itself apart from the standard Star Wars episodes. The film is certainly contemporary and topical in its...

Split was a tense, weird, and harrowing film. In individual scenes, it built up dread throughout, then at the final moment, cut it with...

Hidden Figures is a true representation of #BlackGirlMagic. The film stars Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle...

If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit, Almost Christmas is just the movie you need. There are jokes around every corner and...

It’s clear with Moana that Disney wanted another Frozen. Who can blame them? Frozen became a true phenomenon. The film grossed over $1.2 billion...

In the days following the passing of Dr. Tom Poe, a beloved professor in the Film and Media Studies Department, students and faculty reflected...

UMKC student and G.R.A.T.I.S. member Marissa Wilson spoke of what the life of a victim of human trafficking is like. “People don't know a...