Introduced by Henry Spalter Hello, this is CinemaRoll member Henry here. Now that we’re a few months into 2026, and there are already several film releases gaining traction, it’s a good opportunity to look back at 2025, which also had so many brilliantly crafted masterpieces of cinema to choose from. So, six of our membersContinue reading “2025”
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Everybody Wants Some!!
By Frankie Larry The first thing you hear: “My Sharona” by The Knack. The first thing you see: a cassette car radio, volume all the way up. It’s Linklater. It’s 1980. You know exactly where you are and what you’re in for. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), known as the spiritual successor to Richard Linklater’s DazedContinue reading “Everybody Wants Some!!”
Goodbye, Dragon Inn: Slow Cinema and Overstimulation
An exploration of Tsai Ming-liang’s Goodbye, Dragon Inn and its metatextual commentary on the staying power of film and the role of slow cinema in the age of media overconsumption.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
CinemaRoll member Augie explores this film’s anti-hero protagonist and the blunt portrayal of her mental turmoils.
Bugonia and the Imaginative Hell of Yorgos Lanthimos
CinemaRoll member Augie writes about director Yorgos Lanthimos’ most recent film through the lens of transgressive surrealism.
Weapons
CinemaRoll member Milo explores the allegorical ties to addiction and child neglect in Zach Cregger’s Weapons (2025).
You Deserved Better, Man
CinemaRoll member Henry writes about his love for “Better Man” (2024), an Australian musical biopic staring a chimpanzee.
Halloween Zine 2025
The Starling Girl and the Female Experience
CinemaRoll member Liv writes about her personal connection to Laurel Parmet’s “The Starling Girl.”
Gummo’s Moral Center
In Harmony Korine’s “Gummo,” kids sniff glue and kill cats. Despite this bleak portrait of youth, is Korine able to create empathetic characters?