Film Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Arts

HBO’s Watchmen reinvents Alan Moore’s 35-year-old classic

After roughly a year since its premiere, HBO’s Watchmen remains one of the most enthralling shows in recent TV history. While technically… Read More

by Adam Samet
December 3, 2020
Section: Arts

Professor produces movie during 2020 film drought

COVID-19 put a halt on most normal aspects of American life in March, with the majority of jobs and schools going remote. While… Read More

by Mikayla Connolly
September 10, 2020
Section: Arts

Carley Townsend’s ’20 stop-motion film wows at Trinity Film Fest

The Trinity Film Fest is a national competition for collegiate filmmakers across the world. This past weekend, the festival held a virtual screening of 17… Read More

by Mikayla Connolly
May 20, 2020
Section: Arts

Kamal Aubakirov ’22 stars in Kazakh basketball documentary

Kenyon students may currently find themselves scattered across the world right now, some far-flung from the Hill. Students may also find themselves online… Read More

by Tommy Johnson
May 8, 2020
Section: Arts

Student documentary Closure selected for Trinity Film Festival

Natalie Berger’s ’20 and Sam Brodsky’s ’21 documentary Closure has been accepted into the national Trinity Film Festival. Berger and Brodsky… Read More

by Mikayla Connolly
May 8, 2020
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