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The third annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival stock photo. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

ACT Human Rights Film Festival: ‘Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas’ sheds light on foreign land grabs in Ethiopia

Ty Davis April 11, 2018

Ethiopia has a paradoxical relationship with agriculture. "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas" shows how the previous administration in the Ethiopian government sold thousands of hectares of land to agricultural...

Collegian Reviews (Illustration by Caleb Carpenter | Collegian)

ACT Human Rights Film Festival: ‘A Memory in Khaki’ shows a different side of the Syrian conflict

Ty Davis April 10, 2018

You may not know the full the story of the Syrian civil war, but ACT Human Right's Flim Festival's "A Memory in Khaki" will fill you in.  “We want to tell the history and the background story of...

The third annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival stock photo. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

ACT Human Rights Film Festival: ‘Freedom for the Wolf’ brings the impact

Maddie Wright April 9, 2018
The film is visually striking and thematically impactful.
Professor of Film and Media Studies Scott Diffrient interviews producers and film subjects from the documentary films "Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas," "Freedom For The Wolf," and "Minding the Gap." (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

ACT Human Rights Film Festival hosts panel on documenting through a compassionate lens

Julia Trowbridge April 8, 2018
Documenting real lives through film is an important yet difficult thing to do, and on topics concerning the need for social justice, can be very difficult to do compassionately.
ACT Human Rights Film Festival kicks off with hard-hitting student short films

ACT Human Rights Film Festival kicks off with hard-hitting student short films

Ty Davis April 6, 2018

Thursday night in Colorado State University’s Eddy building was a place for enlightenment and inspiration.  The third annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival kicked off with a presentation of eight...

'Ready Player One' manages to be fun despite its source material

‘Ready Player One’ manages to be fun despite its source material

Ty Davis April 5, 2018

Having read the book, I was completely expecting to hate this movie. But all things considered, the movie for "Ready Player One" is actually rather enjoyable. The character is less insufferable, and avoids...

Wes Anderson, Director (Photo courtesy of Ernesto Ruscio/The Talks)

In anticipation of ‘Isle of Dogs, CSU film professors share their favorite Wes Anderson movie

Julia Trowbridge April 5, 2018
With his latest movie certified "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, Wes Anderson has created yet another aesthetically pleasing film. Colorado State University film professors weigh in on their favorite Anderson film, and what stylistic aspects of his films they most appreciate.
The Netflix original series "Love" returns for its third and final season. Photo courtesy of Netflix.

Netflix original series ‘Love’ returns for its third and final season

Jonny Rhein April 3, 2018

Come on, who doesn’t love “Love”? The Netflix original series “Love” returns for its third and final season. It follows Gus, an average, unlikely hero who meets Mickey while she’s doing what...

Lyric Movie Review: 'The Final Year' leaves you wanting more

Lyric Movie Review: ‘The Final Year’ leaves you wanting more

Ty Davis March 27, 2018

A documentary that is a swan song to the Obama years sounds like something I would watch, unfortunately this one was off key and rhythm. For the sake of clarity, it bears mentioning that I do not particularly...

Photo courtesy of Working Title Films

Lyric to host fundraiser for ALS, screen ‘The Theory of Everything’ in wake of Stephen Hawking’s death tonight

Ashley Potts March 26, 2018
The Lyric wants to pay homage to Hawking and raise some money for the disease he struggled with.
"Love, Simon" movie (20th Century Fox)

‘Love, Simon’ is a great start for LGBT movies

Tony Villalobos March 20, 2018

Editor's Note: This review may contain spoilers about the movie. Read at your own risk. "Love, Simon" was pretty gay—in a good way.  The movie follows titular character Simon Spier, played by...

Disney's 'A Wrinkle in Time' tells empowering story with mediocre filmmaking

Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ tells empowering story with mediocre filmmaking

Nate Day March 19, 2018
Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time" tells a story of empowerment and adventure
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