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Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, September 8, 2020
How do you solve a problem like Charlie Kaufman? Perhaps “problem” is the wrong word. Puzzle? Riddle? Rabbit hole? The Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Being John Malkovich” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” — more recently the director of “Synecdoche, New York” and “Anomalisa” — is one of my favorite filmmakers, but he doesn’t make
Aidan O'Malley | Monday, August 31, 2020
I’ll be honest, I only watched this movie because we’ve been trapped in our dorms for two weeks. That being said, I could have done a lot worse with 90 minutes than “The One and Only Ivan,” the newest addition to the Disney+ catalog and the latest film to forego a theatrical release. I feel
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Last Friday, movie theaters opened their doors for the first time in what felt like forever. All across the country — or rather, across certain parts of it — you could have seen “Unhinged,” a road rage B-movie starring Russell Crowe. You could have, but evidently you did not. Netflix is counting on your caution.
Aidan O'Malley | Monday, August 17, 2020
I was in a movie theater when Notre Dame first went online. It was the Wednesday of spring break. I was back home with no plans and no friends. Painfully aware of the homework I would return to, I dedicated my week to something I struggled to find time for on campus, going to the
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Whenever I watch a high school coming-of-age film, I am hit with a pang of regret. Not that I didn’t enjoy my high school experience, but watching the experiences of others encourages all kinds of painful what-ifs. What if I really missed out? What if I did it all wrong? “You’re only young once,” they
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 7, 2020
So far, at least; it’s only April. But the latest from director Eliza Hittman (“Beach Rats”) is a bracingly honest snapshot of female fortitude, cast against the backdrop of a country where women’s choices (and their stories) are often stripped away. The film is about an abortion. No matter what side of the aisle you’re
Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, April 2, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues its solemn march across the country (there are now nearly 200,000 cases in the U.S., and that’s only those who’ve been tested), Americans everywhere are turning to the leading expert on infectious disease: a Matt Damon movie. “Contagion,” released in 2011, has taken on mythological proportions in the last few
Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, March 19, 2020
Legend has it that in 1994, as Pixar was putting the finishing touches on the one and only “Toy Story,” director John Lasseter and writers Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft gathered during a lunch break and asked a simple question: “What will we do next?” Their answer came in the form of napkins.
Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Margot Robbie had a busy weekend. On Sunday, the Aussie actress attended the 92nd Academy Awards. Robbie attended not only as a member of the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” cast but also as a nominee, having been recognized for her role in “Bombshell.” She lost to Laura Dern in “Marriage Story.” But the
Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Ranging from introspective documentaries to original narratives, the 12 student films chosen for the program were curated from production courses (both introductory and advanced) in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre. Final class projects became official competition pieces: to be selected from roughly 75 short films to screen for the public was an honor