Contrary to the title, “Fifty Shades Darker” is a lot less dark and messed up than the first of the book-based trilogy, “Fifty Shades of Grey.” While there were a few scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat, most of the film was simply a romance film with a seemingly normal relationship ...
After the mega-success that came from 2014’s critical and commercial darling, “The LEGO Movie,” it seems like the world of LEGO could do almost anything. The creators of the original film are back with a solo film based around their brooding, heavy metal and self-obsessed version of Batman. The ...
Momentum. It can be a tremendous catapult when capitalized upon or a crippling loss if not. Momentum is exactly what Atlanta-based rap group Migos have going for them right now. Offset, Takeoff and Quavo make up Migos, a group that may seem like a newer act to some, but who have actually consistently ...
Be forewarned: despite the studio’s previous films being mainly kid-centric affairs with an abundance of toilet humor and pop culture references, Illumination Entertainment's “Sing” is a far more detailed and intimate film, and one that truly is for all ages. Focusing on Buster Moon, a koala played ...
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” is two hours of pure insanity. The exploration of an individual suffering from severe dissociative personality disorder through his interaction with three young girls he has kidnapped offers us both a thrilling and dangerous game of cat and mouse, giving us an intriguing ...
This article continues a series where A&E Staff member and film reviewer Jacob DiLandro discusses and reviews classic films from as recent as last month to as far back as the 40’s. If anything is clear given the recent animated films that have littered the big screen, it’s that Hollywood is ...
From the directors of “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Hercules” comes “Moana,” a Disney film that will truly go down in history as one of the studio’s all-time greatest. The film centers on Moana, a 16-year-old girl who is also the future chief of her island. She leaves the ...
Princess Leia’s first moment in the original “Star Wars: Episode IV” film was giving R2D2 the plans to the infamous Death Star to get them to the rebellion so they could destroy the giant space laser. Gareth Edwards, director of the recent “Godzilla” reboot film, aimed to answer the question ...
From the Director of the crowd favorite film of 2014 and triple Oscar winning film, “Whiplash,” came another music-obsessed film, “La La Land.” This movie isn't just drenched in nostalgia for bygone Hollywood musicals- it feels like it could be one. Staring Emma Stone as Mia, an up and coming ...
From the mind that created the world of Harry Potter, so too comes the adventure of Newt Scamander, a magi-zoologist who finds himself in New York City with a briefcase full of magical creatures. After a series of misadventures, the case opens and some creatures escape, leading to a chase around the ...
The Longwood University Theatre Department opened their second production on Wednesday Nov. 9 for their theatrical season, R. T. Robinson’s “The Cover of Life” directed by Assistant Professor Lacy Klinger. Upon entering the space the audience was immediately immersed in the setting with country-folk ...
It is easy to get lost in a film. Even though we’re usually sitting in a dark room with half a dozen or so people we’ve probably have never met, the images being flashed in front of our faces often have the ability to transcend what we know and what we’ve felt in order to create something that ...
Given the rocky marketing campaign that "Trolls" employed, featuring weird and annoying twerk-centered trailers, you'd be forgiven in thinking that the film is nothing more than cotton-candy-child-pandering nonsense. You'd be forgiven, but wrong. "Trolls" centers on Princess Poppy, played wonderfully ...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now in it's third phase and here comes the first of a series of spinoff single-hero-films with "Doctor Strange." Benedict Cumberbatch plays the arrogant neurosurgeon who wakes from a horrible accident to find himself trained in the use of spells and astral projections. Unfortunately, ...
We all know the struggle of living in little old 'Heart of Virginia' Farmville, and unless you have the oh-so-rewarding advantage of ‘knowing someone’ at a frat party then alcohol-induced nightlife is very limited. Especially now, after we’re still feeling the sting of #RIP202 this past summer, ...
Fun fact: the inspiration for “A Madea Halloween” came from a short segment of the 2014 film “Top Five.” In the segment, there is a fake trailer for a fake Madea movie shown, that is about a Madea Halloween movie. The only problem with this is that the trailer and segment in the film was making ...
Take yourself back to the year 2006. One product was dominating the sales, and if you hadn’t gotten one the day of release, chances are that you couldn’t find one for weeks to come afterwards. The Nintendo Wii took the entire world by storm. It sold over 101 million units worldwide in the first ...
Hello, I’m Jacob DiLandro. I love movies. So, I decided to talk about some of my favorite films in a series of articles. These films could be from any era, be it 40 years ago or 4 weeks ago. Each film I talk about I have deep seated feelings for, so trust me when I say I’ll have plenty to talk about. It’s ...
Justin Vernon, mastermind behind Bon Iver, thrives in places where nobody is watching him. Seclusion has always played a large part in the creation of Vernon’s music, dating back to his first album under the Bon Iver moniker, "For Emma Forever Ago," which he wrote alone in the cold, snowy woods in ...
In what is now becoming a familiar trend, Longwood’s annual Oktoberfest concerts had devastating weather, unkind to the festival-like approach of event. Last year, we saw heavy rain force the event inside Willett Hall in which headliner Post Malone would show up late to only perform for 30 minutes. Perhaps ...
