Strong Directing Choices Make for a Clear Message: Force Majeure

Swedish writer and director, Ruben Ostlund, makes a statement about the societal norms and expectations of the nuclear family in his black dramedy Force Majeure (2014). The film focuses on a seemingly perfect swiss family ski vacation, until an avalanche poses a threat to the family and the father flees the scene to save himself.…

Life in the Worlds of The OASIS and Fortnite

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018) may not be as far fetched as it may seem. The film’s protagonist, Wade, finds himself as a part of a virtual world known as the OASIS. As we look around at our media landscape today, it is hard to ignore video game giant, Fortnite. The game launched in…