Foggy with a Chance of Sunshine: A Review of Effie Gray

Song of the Sea: A (Feminist) Review

I wrote this review for my Film Review class with L.A. Times critic Kenneth Turan. My goal for this piece was to take a movie I really liked and find one little thing, which didn’t work for me. Here’s how it went…

The Drive Home: A Meditation on Ingmar Bergman’s “Wild Strawberries”

The Seven Deadly Sins of Fifty Shades of Grey*

Lust: This one’s obvious.

Greed: Christian Grey is a billionaire who likes to “exercise control in all things.” He covets for control over the naive, young co-ed Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson). Similarly…

While We’re Young: A Millennial Perspective

The Kids are Not All Right

Written for Kenneth Turan’s “Writing the Film Review” class at USC.

By Christina Campodonico

‘Ballet 422’ Goes Behind the Scenes of Dancemaking

This article originally appeared on Neon Tommy.

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth? ‘Jupiter Ascending’s’ Descent from the Stars

The old, Biblical adage goes, “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” “Jupiter Ascending,” the Wachowski…

10 Best / Worst Oscar Moments

And the Oscar for most awkward moment goes to…

10 Best and Worst Oscar Moments

And the award for Best Oscar Moment goes to…