COLUMN: 5 Best College Movies Worth Watching

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5 Top Popular College Movies Worth Watching

College life is surely interesting and very dynamic. However, sometimes you just need to sit and relax, watching some good movies. But what if you often fail to choose the best movies and are disappointed with the modern cinema? We are here to help! Discover the list of the best movies that will give you tons of unforgettable emotions. 

By the way, if you don’t have time for watching movies, there is a great solution to this common issue. Many students ask, “What should I do if i need help writing a paper for college?” and “Is it possible to find essay pro reviews?” Fortunately, you can read lots of real-life reviews from other learners on speedypaper, as well as other popular writing services, including superbpaper. After you’ve solved all your academic difficulties, it’s time to watching these amazing movies. 

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Good Will Hunting

This movie is surely one of the most inspiring movies about college life. It is worth mentioning that this is an Oscar-winning movie that has gained world fame among plenty of viewers. Although it was shot in 1997, it still has thousands of fans globally. You will find tons of aphorisms and smart sayings in this brilliant movie. 

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The Social Network 

Millions of people use Facebook and other social media. This movie is right about its founder, Mark Zuckerburg, and his journey to success. How to create a startup that will become a real breakthrough in the world of technology and communication? Learn the history of the world-leading social platform and have a great time. 

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Accepted 

This movie is very intriguing and has an extremely adventurous plot. It is about a talented student who fails to enroll in all the colleges. The learner decides to create his own college not to disappoint his parents. Crowds of other students decide to join him, too. This appears to be a huge scandal. See what happened next in the movie. 

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Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde is a world-famous movie about the girl, who was dumped by her beloved. She decided to enroll in Harward Law School to get him back. She surprises the others with her courage, intelligence, and exceptional learning abilities. This movie is a must-see for those students who feel they hardly cope with all their studies. After watching this movie, you will feel more confident and ready to reach all your goals within the shortest terms. 

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Real Genius

Although this movie was shot over 30 years ago, it still remains to be very popular. It is about a student who was hired to work on a research project. The student starts sharing the dorm room with another student who appears to be a real genius. They become an excellent team and achieve all their personal goals together. The movie might become a nice watch for students who have some communication issues, as well as for those who just love quality cinema. 

There are plenty of movies about student life you can find online. You can easily choose a nice movie according to your preferences, including comedies, dramas, adventures, and other genres. 

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Guest of Honour ★★★

Director: Atom Egoyan Stars: David Thewlis, Laysla De Oliviera, Rossif Sutherland and Luke Wilson Released: June 5th (Curzon Home Cinema) Canada has been a massive part of Atom Egoyan’s film-making career for over 30 years. From Next of Kin, Exotica to Chloe he loves showing people that we may not always see in cinema. His […]

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MOVIE REVIEW: The King of Staten Island

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THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND— 2 STARS

The “semi” in front of the “semi-autobiographical” label for Pete Davidson’s quarter-life crisis movie memoir The King of Staten Island is both ambiguous and chancy. Formally, the prefix is meant to signify “half” while it often means “partially,” “incompletely,” and “somewhat.” The adjunct is fitting. At its fullest and best, Judd Apatow’s newest comedy coming to VOD on June 12th is a collection of half-hearted beats and half-witted mischief. That’s it. Just half.

Pete Davidson’s proxy character is Scott Carlin, a 24-year-old slacker resident of the Shaolin borough of New York City. His firefighter father died on the job when he was seven, leaving behind him, his college-bound younger sister Claire (Maud Apatow), and their tough cookie single mother Margie (Oscar winner Marisa Tomei). Described at one point as looking like an “anorexic panda” with his paleness and swollen eyes, the young man-child still squatting with his mother has a list of issues longer than the grocery list of a glutton.

The wavering medications treating his ADD and depression combine with the calamitous coping chemistry of weed, risks, and impulsive decisions to keep Scott crawling through disappointing existence. He has a trio of stoned buddies (Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, and Moises Arias), a steady lay (The Diary of a Teenage Girl’s Bel Powley, in a bit of thankless girlfriend role) who wants a real relationship, and a festering aspiration to be a tattoo artist. Add in a glass jaw, low alcoholic constitution, flare-ups of Crohn’s disease, a smart mouth, and a flippant lack of care or awareness and you have Scott Carlin. When his mother begins dating another firefighter (comedian Bill Burr), Scott’s blurry selfish foresight sets off a new downward spiral. 

LESSON #1: DON’T EVER ASK “WHAT DID I DO?”-- Time and again, Scott is either high, clueless, irresponsible, or all three for his words and action. His favorite cop-out is the pleading of “I’m still figuring shit out.” However, if you have to ask what you did when both the initial choice and the predictably bad aftermath are so painfully obvious for their wrongness then the problem is most certainly you.

LESSON #2: YOUR FAMILY IS BOUND TO ITS WORST MEMBER-- Folks often talk about someone being the “glue” within the family, the person that holds everyone together. Scott’s stickiness is more like the unpleasant kind you don’t want and cannot wash off. He and his issues are immovable and hold others back. His family members can’t change unless he does too. That’s a bit of the wrong and unstable kind of adhesive unity. 

LESSON #3: “THE PAIN IS THE POINT”-- The repetitive sting of a tattoo artist’s needle is the cost to be paid for the (hopefully) beautiful and meaningful piece of body art that will remain for the rest of one’s life. Other pains in life have a purpose and prices as well. The point of living through, with, and beyond those pains is the resilience to become better. Some people make it to that point and others don’t. Pete Davidson and his surrogate self Scott Carlin are in that arduous cycle. 

Auto-biopics, as one could call them, are challenging undertakings. Their persuasion levels are all over the place. On one end, you have attention-craving glamour projects for the vain. On the other, there can be a respectable level of grounded legitimacy and courage to see the subject put themselves in front of a camera or audience to tell their story. The good or bad result, depending on the power of the story being shared, is either a bared soul or a cry for help.

The King of Staten Island feels quite loudly like both of those and that’s problematic. It is a 137-minute tribute to family, fathers, and firefighters with all of their heroics and dysfunction. It is a 137-minute chronicle of a shitty person being repetitively irresponsible until outside wisdom arrives with tidy and convenient character correction. It is also a 137-minute apology from a headcase sort of admitting his faults while still selfishly granting a sunny storybook ending. This film wants all three, tries all three, and that excessive storytelling is more a burden than a bounty. 

Either way this whatever-you-now-want-to-call-it biopic is entirely too long from a large team of extremely talented people who are too good for this material written by the director, the star, and a polish from Saturday Night Live vet Dave Sirus. Somehow, three editors for The King of Staten Island, three-time Oscar nominee Jay Cassidy (twice for David O. Russell works), William Kerr (Bridesmaids), and Brian Scott Olds (Central Intelligence) couldn’t trim paper with a welding torch. Honing is missing in both storytelling, comedy, and pacing. 

In a lightly commendable fashion, director Judd Apatow downshifts from the massive A-list ensembles he has been making for quite some time into this smaller single-subject project with lesser stars. He brought pedigree with him. Prolific Academy Award-winning Robert Elswit helps make the hazy basements and middle-class muck of Staten Island look like paradise. Elswit is overqualified but appreciated in doing wonders to make the star look like the star even when he’s not one.

This is the unfiltered and unbridled Pete Davidson you don’t see falling into the background of skits and bits on Saturday Night Live. If you have seen his recent Netflix stand-up special Pete Davidson: Alive in New York, that was just a taste of the forthright melancholy and madness capable of coming out of his mind and mouth. No one is going to call this range, but, as Scott, Davidson has comebacks, smiles, and, more notably, anxieties for anything and everything fed to him from his co-stars and screen partners. You either shake your head as his buffoonery or you pause in mild reflection. It’s rarely both and, again, just half.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Interview on "The Delicious Story" hosted by Sherry Borzo

Recently this spring, I was a discovered and flattered interview subject of the Des Moines, Iowa-based Sherry Borzo and her The Delicious Story podcast. It is a program that “features interesting people sharing memorable meal stories, and the magic that happens when we gather around the table.” She found one of my reviews and wanted to learn more about my site and story. It was a very enjoyable chat on life, movies, food, and more. Enjoy this great conversation and check out her eclectic and lovely podcast!

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Participant in "World of Reel" Critics Poll for Best Films of the 2000s

As I grow with press credentials and professional affiliation locally and nationally, I find myself more and more landing and conversing in circles with other film critics of various levels. Recently, I answered an open social media call from Jordan Ruimy of World of Reel. He is a fellow Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who also has contributed to The Young Folks, The Playlist, We Got This Covered, and The Film Stage. His poll was to collect the Top 5 films of the 2000s from critics and other industry folk. I was honored to chime in with my quintet with some very high company, even if my picks didn’t climb very high compared to my peers. Enjoy the article and list. Check out your boy!

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Participant in "World of Reel" Critics Poll for Best Films of the 1990s

As I grow with press credentials and professional affiliation locally and nationally, I find myself more and more landing and conversing in circles with other film critics of various levels. Recently, I answered an open social media call from Jordan Ruimy of World of Reel. He is a fellow Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who also has contributed to The Young Folks, The Playlist, We Got This Covered, and The Film Stage. His poll was to collect the Top 5 films of the 1990s from critics and other industry folk. I was honored to chime in with my quintet with some very high company, even if my picks didn’t climb very high compared to my peers. Enjoy the article and list. Check out your boy!

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COLUMN: The History of Prince Adam and Grayskull

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The History of Prince Adam and Grayskull

Too many of us, our favorite childhood memories surround the fantasy world that we saw in comic books and cartoons. They ignited our curiosity and made us feel like we could be like them. It was the great things that they could achieve and their humble origins that made us look beyond the everyday troubles of being a kid. One of the most beloved and popular cartoons of the 80s and 90s is He-Man and the Masters of the universe. It is a fan favorite and continues to be a part of the hall of fame in terms of pop culture masterpieces. They’re even making a new movie with a fresh, all new cast. As much as we love the characters, how much do we really know? Do we really know the origins of Prince Adam? What exactly is Grayskull? Here we will explore the character of prince Adam from He-Man and the Masters of the universe, as well as the origins of Grayskull.

He-Man First Appearance  

He-man first appeared in a series of mini-comics between 1981 and 1983. They were produced by Mattel and were designed with creative elements from the Conan the Barbarian aesthetic as well as the Biblical Samson. He-Man first appeared in the mini-comic “He-Man and the Power Sword”. With this episode starts the He-Man character universe we all know and love. 

He-Man is described here as a mighty figure from a jungle tribe on the planet of Eternia. He saves a sorceress from a giant monster. In return, she gives him access to the guarded costumes and weapons inside a mountain. His next recorded encounter is saving the warrior goddess Teela from Beastman and Skeletor at Castle Grayskull. Skeletor broke into the castle in order to join the two halves of the power sword and control the universe with it. Of course, He-Man and the sorceress show up, take the power sword, and save Castle Greyskull. The sorceress vowed to keep the two halves of the power sword hidden and protect Castle Greyskull using set halves as a sort of key.

Alter Ego, Prince Adam

It wasn’t until the DC comic books that the man had a dual identity. He was Prince Adam, a man of exceptional strength. In the first DC comic book, you can see him tying a barbell in half. In the comic books, his strength becomes magnified exponentially as he transforms into He-Man in his Cavern of Power. This Cavern of Power is a continuity point with the first appearance in the mini-comic. It is also where the sorceress resides. In that original DC comic series, Superman actually finds himself on Eternia. He teams up with He-Man and combats Skeletor’s hoard.

Filmation He-Man

The third and most popular incarnation of the Prince Adam story, the one that Noah Centineo will be playing in the new 2021 movie, is in the Filmation American TV show He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It catapulted He-Man to astronomical fame and recognition. In the show, prince Adam is the son of the King and Queen of Eternia: King Randor and Queen Marlena. Prince Adam is portrayed as a bit of a spoiled brat. He is definitely smarter, stronger, and greater in training than his peers, yet he mysteriously disappears whenever there’s trouble in Eternia. This is why he’s given the reputation of being a coward. Even his pet, a small green tiger named Cringer, is seen as a scared little cat. 

In the first episode, Adam is in the woods and sees a falcon. He decides to follow it through the woods to see where it’s going. passed a clearing, he sees Castle Greyskull. What he thought was a falcon was actually the sorceress, who proceeded to explain a prophecy in which Adam is the chosen one. Even though Castle Greyskull had been sealed for centuries, the sorceress opens it to Adam. 

By The Power of Greyskull!

Once he’s inside Castle Greyskull, Prince Adam is given the power sword. This provides the backdrop for one of the most popular scenes in all of animation history. He strikes the sword against the stone and yells “By the power of Greyskull!” Prince Adam is magically transformed into the most powerful man in the universe: He-Man. He swears an oath, committing himself to the cause of keeping Eternia safe from the evil masters of the universe, led by Skeletor. Only three people in Eternia know the true Identity of he-man. There’s his mentor Man-At-Arms, Orko, and Zodac. The reason for the secrecy is to keep the evil Skeletor from attacking the royal family directly. If Skeletor knew who he-man really was, he would direct his forces to the family. This is why his identity is kept secret by the three that he trusts.

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He-Man continues today as a nostalgic and beautiful relic of childhood in the 80s. It is generation X’s fondest memory and still the most popular cartoon ever. Give it a chance, if you haven’t seen it. It’s a beautiful glimpse into the life and sensibilities of an 80’s kid. 

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