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The Vector

Movie Review: Soul

Movie Review: Soul

Prem Naik and pnaik January 26, 2021

Sometimes, our most rewarding opponents are ourselves. Pixar exemplifies this, with its early successes through heartfelt masterpieces like “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo.” The magic...

Movies to Watch this Holiday Season

Movies to Watch this Holiday Season

Prem Naik and pnaik December 9, 2020

The holidays can not come any sooner, so here are some recommendations of specials, movies, and episodes of popular tv shows that could be worth a watch to get you ready. For this list I tried...

A Passionate Defense of “The Last Airbender” Movie

A Passionate Defense of “The Last Airbender” Movie

Anthony McInnis and amcinnis December 9, 2020

Over this past year the hit Nickelodeon cartoon “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has seen a resurgence in popularity— rightfully so, as it is without a doubt one of the greatest animated series...

The Queens Gambit

The Queen’s Gambit

Prem Naik and pnaik November 12, 2020

Sports movies and dramas usually have a simple format, kicking off with an underdog who works their way to the top through hard practice and building up to a showdown with the toughest opponent, then...

The Life and Filmography of Alejandro Jodorowsky

The Life and Filmography of Alejandro Jodorowsky

Anthony McInnis and amcinnis November 12, 2020

Today, everyone knows the names of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese as filmmakers who forever changed to the industry; however, very few people are...

Art in a New Age: NJIT/Rutgers’ Theatre Department Continues to Create (Safely)

Art in a New Age: NJIT/Rutgers’ Theatre Department Continues to Create (Safely)

Adam Wainwright and awainwright November 11, 2020

The Director’s Project one act plays are something that occur every year for the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)/Rutgers’ theatre program. This event allows burgeoning...

Great Success! Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Great Success! Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Matthew Drexler, Daniil Ivanov, and Prem Naik November 4, 2020

In 2006, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” shook the entertainment world when Sacha Baron Cohen introduced the Khazakh TV journalist...

Oscar Diversity Standards

Oscar Diversity Standards

Anthony McInnis and amcinnis September 24, 2020

Recently the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, also known as the Oscars, announced new standards for diversity and representation in their Best Picture line...

Scoob!

Scoob!

Prem Naik and pnaik September 17, 2020

Scooby-Doo has been solving mysteries with “the gang” on the silver screen since 1969, but perhaps the biggest mystery is why 2020’s “Scoob!” turned out to be such a...

Retrospecting on the DC Extended Universe

Retrospecting on the DC Extended Universe

Anthony McInnis and amcinnis September 17, 2020

The DC superhero movies have had difficulty connecting with audiences. While the studio has had some recent successes, their attempt at a shared universe will always be looked back on as a failure. While Marvel’s...

Mulan

Mulan

Joseph Ayoub and jayoub September 17, 2020

The movie “Mulan” has always been very nostalgic for me; I still remember renting the DVD from my local library almost every month simply because I enjoyed the story of Mulan’s courageous,...

The Possible Death of Movie Theaters

The Possible Death of Movie Theaters

Prem Naik and pnaik September 17, 2020

Quarantine season has proved to be a trying time for everyone, and with movie theaters slowly attempting to reopen, the movie industry has a long way to go to recover.  Productions of numerous films...

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