Since its debut in Nov. of 2019, Disney+ has grown wildly popular. The platform now sits at a handsome 86 million subscribers, snatching fourth place in video subscriptions in the US, only sitting behind Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu according to marketing research company Parks Associates. However, fans clamor …
Read More »The SUN Staff’s Picks: Top 5 Christmas Movies
The weather has dropped below 70 degrees and Californians are bundling up in Patagonia jackets, fuzzy socks, and blankets. Starbucks has released their limited edition coffee cups, and every conversation starts with “I’m freezing!” It can all only mean one thing—winter is coming. As the cold season takes root, Christmas …
Read More »Gal Gadot’s “White-Washed” Cleopatra Sparks Controversy
It seems that the war for film diversity continues to burn in the hearts of many. When Israeli actress Gal Gadot announced that she would be starring in Paramount’s Cleopatra, playing the infamous queen, the internet expectedly blew up in a controversial debate regarding Gadot’s qualifications to play the role. …
Read More »Regal Theaters Shutting Down Across the US
Coronavirus began its reign of terror by hammering down on small businesses across the globe, but the virus has now sunk its teeth into larger companies. On Oct. 1st, Cineworld Regal Theaters, the world’s second-largest movie theater business after AMC, announced it will be closing all of its 536 …
Read More »The Academy Awards Stuffs New Standards in their Diversity Gap
On Sept. 8th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of 2024 (the 96th Oscars Awards), a diversity requirement would be set on the Best Picture Award to “encourage equitable representation on and off screen to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.” In recent …
Read More »Coronavirus vs. the movie industry
Action-packed thrillers, mind-boggling mysteries, and heated romances have captivated and entertained viewers for decades. With the COVID-19 pandemic closing businesses and schools across the nation, students and workers alike have turned to movies as a source of entertainment and comfort during these troubling times. Though streaming platforms such as Netflix …
Read More »MC’s Local Movie Critic
Movies are seen as mere entertainment pieces. For others, it is an artistic portal to another world. Senior Khayle Flores lives as MC’s go to cinephile. “I see movies as an art form,” Flores said. “There’s a lot of craft that goes into making film, and I’m drawn to great …
Read More »Art films are underground and underappreciated
I have basked in all the glory the SFMOMA’s seven floors hold, spending hours weaving my way through rooms and stairs and the dark rooms embellished with a screen or two that continuously loop a film that brings up so many questions. Art never fails to always leave me wondering. …
Read More »Staying faithful: should movies be exactly like their source material?
Book fans contest the all too common conception that “the book is always better than the movie”. This is largely due to the fact that the film adaptations of books often leave out details from the text or change the plot entirely. The underlying reason most readers find film adaptations …
Read More »Ghostbusters 2016: who you gonna call?
30 years ago, three professors of parapsychology saved New York City from supernatural attacks. Now, a new pack of occult opponents has hit the streets to rescue the Big Apple from paranormal wrath. This time, the team has one small difference: all four ghostbusters are female. July is the release …
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