A great science fiction film looks at the world through a critical lens and aims to expand the viewers’ perception of their current reality. From Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space...

By Robyn Kass-Gerji special to the chronicle When Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, said, “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking...

By Brianna Ciniglio columnist If you couldn’t tell already by the trailers, “Deadpool” is not your typical superhero movie. The latest Marvel film is highly graphic, violent and raunchy…...

By Muhammad Muzammal - Arts and Entertainment Assistant Editor Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario” is a relentlessly gripping masterwork of cinematic tension-building. From its opening...

By Joseph Burch - Staff Writer As a kid, I grew up watching every Peanuts special and I even read the comic strips from time to time. The Peanuts dominated my holidays with television specials like...

By Muhammad Muzammal - Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor If there ever was a frustrating film experience, "Spectre" would take the cake. Sam Mendes' sequel to his 2012 smash hit "Skyfall"...

By Joseph Burch - Staff Writer In an attempt to capture the minds of a new generation of children, director Rob Letterman brings to life a new and interesting take on the old R.L. Stine formula while...

By Joseph Burch SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Historical films are nothing new for director Steven Spielberg. In his most recent film, “Bridge of Spies,” we see more of his historical storytelling. The...

                BY Muhammad Muzammal Columnist       Featuring a wealth of acting talent, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" is a delightful...

By Muhammad Muzammal COLUMNIST How could a film about sex be so boring and dispassionate? Sam Taylor Johnson’s rendition of E.L. James’ fan fiction erotic novel, “Fifty Shades of...

By Muhammad MuzammalCOLUMNIST Visually dazzling and powerfully affecting, Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is both a transcendent experience and an intellectually engaging blockbuster....

By Muhammad MuzammalSPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE First time writer-director Justin Simien’s “Dear White People,” is a mildly funny and perceptive look at racial tension in modern day...