Film for the World

Thoughts and opinions from a film student in a Mass Media class.

Season Review

  Watching The Newsroom has been like being on a rollercoaster ride of judgment. I can give credit to how the idea behind the show was complex, driven, and pure … Continue reading

May 16, 2013 · 2 Comments

Sloan’s Character Arch

Sloan Sabbith, played by Olivia Munn on Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, is the character I feel changed most during the first season’s episodes. She started off as a somewhat insecure, … Continue reading

May 9, 2013 · Leave a comment

Is Buzzfeed blurring the lines too much?

I believe that as long as journalism is true and interesting then it is ethical and justified. However, because it can be a starving profession and getting people to read … Continue reading

May 7, 2013 · Leave a comment

Red Letter Media Titanic Review

I have never been so wrapped up in a movie review in my life. It was hilarious. So. Many. Puns. I have to say, I am one of those people … Continue reading

May 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Happy Harry Hard-On and Rage on the Radio

I was unable to watch the clip on talk radio because it was taken off of youtube in this country, but I was able to watch the clip from Pump … Continue reading

May 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Gasland

Rating: 4.5/5 The first time I heard the term hydraulic fracturing, or hydro-fracking for short, was my senior year in high school. A college student asked me if I knew … Continue reading

May 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

WikiLeaks

Ted Talks are all about brining astonishing news to the public in a very laid-back way. People can see these great amazing figures of the modern times giving great, intimate … Continue reading

May 2, 2013 · Leave a comment

Newsroom Episode 10

This was the best episode of The Newsroom’s first season. There was emotional depth, a fallen hero that learns to rise, a realistic romantic situations (quite a few actually), and … Continue reading

May 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

Good Night, and Good Lucks’ polished biblical nature

Minutes into watching this film, I realized that it was very polished. Unnaturally so. Its style is set in black and white, the filmmakers’ choice to homage the times represented … Continue reading

April 29, 2013 · Leave a comment

Episode 9

Rating: Meh (Maybe a two out of five) It was anticlimactic. The whole first part and last episode was about how they had to struggle through the mucky reporting of … Continue reading

April 24, 2013 · Leave a comment