Film and Television – The Fordham Ram

The Hate U Give Confronts Systemic Racism

November 14, 2018

The Hate U Give fiercely challenges today’s political climate and is a must-see film for all ages.

No Justice for Mercury or Queen in Bohemian Rhapsody

November 7, 2018

The film more or less presents the band’s entire history, though the film feels too much like a highlight reel to be comprehensive or believable.

Boy Erased an Affecting, Vital LGBT Drama

November 7, 2018

Based on the 2016 memoir of the same name, Boy Erased recounts the story of Jared (Lucas Hedges), the gay, college-age son of a Baptist preacher who is forced to undergo “conversion therapy” at the behest of his parents and church leaders.

Hill Pens Hymn to Skateboard Culture with Mid90s

October 31, 2018

By Kieran Press-Reynolds This isn’t Jonah Hill’s first rodeo. Most people would not know, but in 2017, he directed the excellent, three minute music video for rapper Danny Brown’s “Ain’t It Fu...

An Inquiry into the finale season of House of Cards

October 31, 2018

By Emmanuel Berbari Kevin Spacey is out, his beloved yet villainous character Frank Underwood is deceased, Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood has stepped into the forefront and the deaths are multi...

Halloween Brings the Franchise Back to its Roots

October 31, 2018

By Matt Dillon The newest Halloween is a direct sequel to the genre defining 1978 original film of the same name, taking place in the present day with the surviving characters returning alongside new o...

A “Report on the Experience”: Wiseman Discusses New Documentary

October 24, 2018

By Ryan Di Corpo "I'm not looking for something, I'm looking for what I find," said Frederick Wiseman in describing his approach to filmmaking. A well-heeled documentarian, Wiseman has made over 40...

First Man Completes Its Mission

October 24, 2018

By Shelby Daniel The story of the moon landing is a story everyone already knows the ending to, but First Man pleasantly surprised me. However, Ryan Gosling’s portrayal of Neil Armstrong did not take me throug...

Beautiful Boy Explores Drug Addiction

October 24, 2018

By Helen Stevenson When Nic Sheff tried methamphetamines for the first time, he said the world went from black and white to Technicolor. It is a world he is desperate to escape to and one his father is desperat...

The Stanford Prison Experiment is Strikingly Unsettling

October 17, 2018

By Isha Khawaja While some may enjoy horror films like The Shining, Psycho or It, I found The Stanford Prison Experiment to be the creepiest of the horror film genre. The Stanford Prison Experi...

Venom is an unfortunate callback

October 17, 2018

By Matt Dillon As formulaic as the modern superhero film might be, at least it generally works. Hardly any of the countless cape-centric flicks that fill the theaters are genuinely great, but ...

Cooper and Gaga Give New Luster to A Star

October 17, 2018

By Helen Stevenson A Star is Born (A Star) is a story that has been told before. The film has graced the Hollywood big screen three times already: with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in 1937, Judy Garla...