Proceeds from Peter Pan production supports families at the border
Landon Roberts, Contributing Writer The Richmond Catholic Theater embarked on a 12-hour project on Saturday with the hopes to reconnect immigrant families at the Mexican-American border. “The Peter Pan Project” was organized by Christine Arena, the managing artistic director of the Richmond Catholic Theater. The project gave all participants from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. […]
Landon’s Outlook TIFF 2019: ‘Uncut Gems’ blurs lines of comedy, tragedy
Landon Roberts, Contributing Writer The seedy underbelly of New York was cemented in film history by the godfather of the New York crime genre, Martin Scorsese. But with the release of “Uncut Gems,” the title is challenged by directing duo Benny and Josh Safdie. The Safdie brothers became household names in the independent film scene […]
Landon’s Outlook: ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ is a propaganda piece for Trump’s America
Landon Roberts, Contributing Writer It’s really hard for me to walk out of a theater with the mindset that I wasted my time watching the movie I just saw. Even if the film was awful, I’m at least able to have a few laughs at the absurdity that I just experienced. However, “Rambo: Last Blood” […]
Landon’s Outlook: My favorite movies from TIFF
Landon Roberts, Contributing Writer All of my favorite films strike a chord with my deepest emotions and stick with me weeks after an initial viewing. These three films from TIFF meet that same criteria and each have resonated with a different aspect of my emotions. Anne at 13,000 Ft. Growing up can be really hard, […]
Landon’s Outlook: TIFF welcomed me with open arms
Landon Roberts, Contributing Writer The first thing I was greeted with when arriving at the Toronto International Film Festival was a piece of graffiti that read “We share our city.” Little did I know this one piece of art would ring true during my entire experience at TIFF. Being granted press accreditation to the festival […]