by Rachel Feinberg The teen drama has emerged as one of the most popular genres in TV and film over the years — and not just for teenagers. Classics like Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars as well as current hits like Riverdale brought and continue to bring in high…

by Matt Rose Before having made a name in the industry, it can be difficult if not impossible for filmmakers to secure large budgets for their projects. But the biggest names had to start somewhere, and one starting point that’s proven to be promising on a tight budget is horror…

By Cali Cardenas Cast members of long-running television shows or movie franchises experience great success, but often at the expense of their future roles. Audiences love and cherish the characters they get to see grow across multiple seasons or films, but the characters’ identities and personalities can potentially become attached…

by Rachel Feinberg With the rapid increase in original content from streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu it’s now harder than ever to come up with a unique idea for a TV show. So naturally, it makes sense that these companies would realize there was an untapped market that wouldn’t…

by Matt Rose Subscription streaming services have long replaced physical DVDs and Blurays as the primary means of watching movies at home. Though for fans who want to own copies of their favorite movies and TV seasons, DVDs and Blurays held out as the top contender until this past year…

Environmental documentaries produced today are created with evermore increasing urgency. The irreversible climate deadline of 2028 looms over our heads, and yet governments and policy makers refuse to enact crucial change that would save our planet as we know it. We rely on the media to create a responsible social…

By: Katie Caputo It’s the beginning of May which would usually mean a media frenzy over this year’s Met Gala, with news outlets eagerly sharing red carpet photographs and opinions on the best and worst dressed celebrities. However, as everyone knows, the past twelve months have been anything but usual…

VFX has developed immensely over the past decades. Since VFX is so widely used in films and tv shows now, there are times when the viewers don’t even realize that the scene they are seeing has multiple layers of visual effects. …

Over the last few decades, animated films developed by large studios have notably transitioned from a traditional, hand-drawn format, to the 3D, computer animated movies we see today. At the surface, it appears easy to identify when the switch happened and visually distinguish 2D movies from more recent 3D ones…