Film Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Arts

Academy Awards suggest more diverse future

On Sunday night, the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony closed a turbulent film awards season with several historic wins. Icelandic musician and Joker composer Hildur… Read More

by Sydney Fallon
February 13, 2020
Section: Arts

The Rise of Skywalker disappoints viewers with plot holes

When J.J. Abrams set about revitalizing the Star Wars franchise, he filled 2015’s The Force Awakens to the brim with mysteries and secrets. In some… Read More

by Isaac Sage
February 6, 2020
Section: Arts

ODEI screens Harriet in honor of Black History Month

This past weekend, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) and the history department co-sponsored a screening of Harriet, a biopic which tells the… Read More

by Sofia Wilson
February 6, 2020
Section: Arts

Gund Gallery Associates screen LGBTQ+-oriented films

Weekend, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, was a striking and lyrical start to the Gund Gallery’s Contemporary Queerness film series, which kicked… Read More

by Rose Paulson
January 30, 2020
Section: Arts

Bong Joon-Ho wages class warfare and inequality in Parasite

Like his 2014 film Snowpiercer, director Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite is concerned with the haves and the have-nots, and what happens when the two… Read More

by Isaac Sage
November 21, 2019
Section: Arts

Student filmmakers selected as finalists in Lift-Off festival

When Elizabeth Iduma ’20 and Dylan Manning ’21 set out to make their short film, Bianca’s Senior Thesis, they had no intent… Read More

by Mikayla Connolly
November 7, 2019
Section: Arts

Joaquin Phoenix excels in Joker, even as movie disappoints

Upon Joker’s initial release, praises flew in from critics and fans alike regarding its replication of the 70s hit streak of gritty films… Read More

by Joseph Pozo
October 17, 2019
Section: Arts

Film series brings the voice of First Nations to Gund Gallery

RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World, written and directed by Catherin Bainbridge, was the powerful kickoff to Kenyon’s first ever First Nations Film Series. Read More

by Fred Giron-Giessen
September 26, 2019
Section: Arts

Senior film majors impress the crowd with thesis screenings

This past Sunday, Associate Professor of Film John Sherman asked that the audience members in the Gund Gallery’s Community Foundation Theater standing in… Read More

by Dante Kanter
April 25, 2019
Section: Arts

Preview: In “Gotta Get Down to It,” the message rings loud

In case anyone missed the camera crew and general excitement that descended onto campus earlier in the year, the Department of Dance, Drama and… Read More

by Mae Hunt
April 18, 2019