crispinm@lopers.unk.edu A popular video game to film adaptation began as a rumor over a decade ago and was first teased to the public last year. “A Minecraft Movie” hit the theaters on April 4,...

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu In “Companion,” director Drew Hancock delivers a genre-blending film that fuses science fiction, horror and dark comedy into a subversive exploration of artificial...

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu Sean Baker’s 2024 film, “Anora,” is a compelling exploration of ambition, identity and the complexities of modern relationships. “Anora” has taken the film...

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu Robert Eggers’s 2024 rendition of “Nosferatu” breathes new life into the iconic vampire narrative, delivering a film that is both a homage to its predecessors and...

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu Hollywood has a long history of reviving old movies with sequels decades later. Originally released in 1988, “Beetlejuice” has become a cult classic and a favorite...

essexm@lopers.unk.edu “Napoleon Dynamite” is a film released in 2004, starring Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite. He is a goofy high school student in Preston, Idaho who has trouble navigating his...

crispinm@lopers.unk.edu “Deadpool & Wolverine” has been a highly anticipated movie for many fans of the Marvel franchise. Since being released in late July, it has become the highest-grossing...

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu “The Zone of Interest” is theoretically based on the late Martin Amis’s 2014 novel of the same name. Still, the film is very loosely adapted from the text. “The...

dailya@lopers.unk.edu Columbia Pictures celebrated its 100th anniversary with “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” and had me frozen to my seat. The story, the visuals and the character development made...

albersk@lopers.unk.edu The world of movies is always changing and evolving as new films are produced. Movie franchises are consistently growing, including the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise.  Earlier...

bridgera@lopers.unk.edu An outstanding prequel to an already amazing movie franchise, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” was a thrilling and action-packed film that brought us...

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu Chloe Domont’s feature directorial debut, “Fair Play” explores the psychology of an ambitious couple who can’t seem to achieve work-life balance. The film was released...