by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
When thinking in particular about American culture, it is quite fascinating how organs, specifically our sexual parts, predetermine one’s fate and even equate to a particular shade of color (ie pink for girls, blue for boys). It truly is ridiculous and downright perplexing to me how we have ended up there.
Written and directed by Zeina Durra
Starring Andrea Riseborough, Karim Saleh, Shirin Redha and Michael Landes
Running time: 1 hour and 25 minutes
by Audrey Callerstrom
Luxor is a film more interested in showing you a place rather than a story. But what a place. If hearing “Luxor” made you think of the pyramid-shaped Las Vegas hotel rather than the one of the oldest cities in the world, same here. Luxor (not the hotel) served as the capital of ancient Egypt and is the site of the famous city of Thebes. The city has evidence of habitation going back over 5,000 years. That’s unfathomable to me. The only place I can find something more than 100 years old in my city is by getting in the car and driving to a museum, and even then, those artifacts roughly go back a thousand years.
Read MoreWritten and Directed by Brandon Cronenberg
Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott and Tuppence Middleton
Running time 1 hour and 42 minutes
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport
“I think I know you from somewhere.”
Have you ever watched the silent flick, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? If not, no worries - but you really should check it out. In the film, one of the characters emulates the former Dr. Caligari after finding some of the grand doctor’s writings. The character takes on Dr. Caligari’s persona, which is very much in the way that I can describe the moments when I become my father. There is something that grabs a hold of me and I lose all control. My dad’s characteristics emerge and my mannerisms morph. I start speaking loudly (think Jolly Green Giant) to command the attention of those around me, flailing my arms about to articulate my pertinent points, all sense of regard to those around me is shut off and selective hearing is enacted. I am still me, but as him.
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