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Final girl | Final Girl

Kiana Aftahi October 25, 2023
The "final girl" trope occupies a precarious place between sexism and feminism, perpetuating negative stereotypes about what makes a women worthy of survival, while also providing countless heroines to be looked up to and admired
Yelisey Kazakevich

Yelisey Kazakevich: A familiar face in BU film projects

Brenda Gonzalez April 12, 2023
A sophomore studying Film and TV with a minor in theater arts, Kazakevich has an impressive portfolio acting in and producing approximately 15 film projects in his two years at BU.
Emily Blunt in “A Quiet Place.” The film was released April 6. PHOTO COURTESY JONNY COURNOYER.PARAMOUNT PICTURES

REVIEW: ‘A Quiet Place’ is unbelievably tense, next great thriller directed by comic actor

Johnathan D. Kindall April 12, 2018

Horror is a genre founded in sound. Creepy, tone-setting music, the screams of slasher victims, the creak of a door opening on its own — without creative and inventive audio cues, horror would not...

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the new movie, “Life,” released on Friday. PHOTO COURTESY SEAMUS MCGARVEY

REVIEW: “Life” provides solid addition to space horror genre, but falls flat in finale

Zachary McPheeters March 26, 2017

In recent years, movie theaters have become inundated with sequels and remakes. This year is no different with “Logan” and “Beauty and the Beast” topping the box office. However, it is always...

Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) finds himself stranded and alone on Mars, in THE MARTIAN.

REVIEW: Solid acting, mesmerizing cinematography make “The Martian” a universal favorite

Caroline Aaron October 2, 2015

After hearing of a film called “The Martian” directed by “Alien” creator Ridley Scott, it would be easy to assume that the story is also about an alien. However, the title actually refers to...

Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, a former NASA test pilot and engineer tasked with finding a new habitable planet in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar," released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES

REVIEW: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ finds answers in infinity

Joe Incollingo November 10, 2014

To be perfectly honest, if you plan to see “Interstellar” – and you’ve probably been planning to see it since Batman retired – then you owe it to yourself not to read another word of this. Make...

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