Original poster for The Raid: Redemption (2011) Jesse Pasternack looks at what makes The Raid: Redemption such a jaw-dropping action spectacle. I have followed the same routine when I watch a movie so I can write about it since I was in high school. I get a journal and something to write with (sometimes a… Read more »
A harrowing zombie horror-thriller, Train to Busan follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral zombie outbreak while trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to Busan, a city that has managed to hold off the zombie hordes… or so everyone hopes. A landmark South Korean film, Train to… Read more »
Inside Vulture Video In honor of Video Store Day on October 19, Anna Rose Stamm rhapsodizes about physical media and the irreplaceability of video stores like Bloomington’s own Vulture Video. The very first Christmas gift I can remember receiving was a VHS tape of A Bug’s Life. I still remember the way those tapes sound… Read more »
Still from The Lunchbox Gwendolyn Kirk, South and Southeast Asian Studies Librarian with IU Bloomington Libraries, breaks down the pleasures of masala films and why audiences should check out the upcoming More Than Masala series. At its most basic level, masala means “spice” in several South Asian languages. The term is unsurprisingly most familiar to… Read more »
After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, his four-year-old son Sujo is left an orphan and in danger. Raised by his aunt in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity, Sujo grows up and attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence… Read more »
Every month, Establishing Shot brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film that they… Read more »