Piecing together decades of film classics Minnehaha Academy art teacher and collage artist talks about his most recent commission, which he created in secret....
Film Articles
Fall on film
History and film: fact or fiction
Is the screen an adequate medium for depicting the events of history? This October, highly-esteemed director Martin Scorsese released a must-see historical spectacle, and the latest addition...
Barbie: Revolutionizing cinema?
Movie breaks box office, carries strong message Nicolas Freeman, theater teacher at Minnehaha Academy, had just finished watching the newly released Barbie movie. As he walked out of the movie...
Film review: Oppenheimer
Nolan combines technical brilliance with riveting storytelling While the “Barbenheimer” craze – a moniker given to the pair of box office powerhouses Barbie and Oppenheimer – is dominating popular...
Do we romanticize mental illness?
How the media we watch glorifies teen mental illness Imagine you're innocently scrolling on TikTok or some other social media platform to relax after a long day, and your for-you page is feeding you...
The evolution of Westerns
For a century of U.S. history, Western movies reveal American values -- good, bad and ugly Are you starting to get...
A24: The best movie studio you’ve never heard of
Indie studio quickly establishes reputation for high-quality, entertaining films Winter break is just around the...
Working the Musical in 360
Seth Retzlaff performs "Joe" in Working the musical 360 video by Téa McLawhorn
T Time #1:
T Time Episode 1: Mr. Robbins, Mr. Larson, Kayla Williams Watercolor painting and a chat with Téa McLawhorn, new...
Lights, camera, action!
On Saturday Jan. 28, students, family and faculty gathered together to observe the hard work and talent of Minnehaha...
Between the stars, a review of Interstellar
Interstellar is defined as "occurring or situated between stars," and it is a fitting title for a movie that wholly...
Film: In Sync – Prince K
Freshman Kamau Kokayi-Taylor created an original rap in his music video called "In Sync." With Nicki Minaj's "Feeling...
Small business, big screen
In the era of Netflix and megaplexes, an independent cinema in Columbia Heights gives audiences a classic moviegoing...
“Fantasy has become reality” – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Amidst the dry hills of the deserts of Tatooine, a series of beeping...