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‘Sex(Ed) The Movie’ comes to Kent

Kelsie Britton April 6, 2015

The Women's Center and student group KSURGE (Kent State Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity) screened the documentary “Sex(Ed) The Movie” on April 2 in Nixon Hall as part of its event series in...

ROTC cadets approach the finish line at The WhiteHot 5K race across the Kent State campus Saturday, April 26, 2014. The race honors former fallen ROTC soldier Ashley White, who was killed in Afghanistan in October of 2011. The money raised from the race goes into a scholarship fund bearing Ashley’s name that benefits ROTC Cadets at Kent.

20th Century Fox buys rights to movie about former Kent State student

Sky Fought March 16, 2015

After the blockbuster success of “American Sniper,” Hollywood is moving forward with another military movie. The book “Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special...

‘Unlucky’ is the lucky winner

Jenna Kuczkowski December 2, 2014

Kent State University Independent Films produces a full feature length film every other year. Last year we saw the group produce the horror film, “Hell at Heathridge,” and now we see them head down...

The Purge: Anarchy

Kelsey’s: ‘The Purge: Anarchy’

Kelsey Husnick October 28, 2014

I wouldn’t normally be in support of full-blown, legal murder, but this movie might make me think twice about it. In the first movie, “The Purge,” a new installation of government creates a holiday...

Curmudgeon Films

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘My Sister’s Keeper’

Kelsey Husnick October 14, 2014

I finally saw “Gone Girl” this week, and it reminded me of another favorite film adaption of a novel, “My Sister’s Keeper.” Jodi Picoult’s popular book hit the big screen in 2009 starring Abigail...

'The Untouchables'

Matt’s Pick: ‘The Untouchables’

Matt Merchant October 7, 2014

I got this movie at a Redbox at one point because I thought, at first glance of the cover, that it featured Dustin Hoffman and Idris Elba. What an interesting combination of actors, right? It caught me...

Dreamworks Productions

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘The Last Castle’

Matt Merchant September 23, 2014

In any movie, when you throw a guy like Robert Redford in jail - especially when he’s a likable, war-torn, three-star general in the U.S. Army - expect a good story. With “The Last Castle,” you get...

FilmDistrict

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’

Matt Merchant September 16, 2014

It started with an advertisement. “Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only...

Summit Entertainment

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘Divergent’

Kelsey Husnick September 16, 2014

It turns out Shailene Woodley can do more than play a frail girl with cancer, as she did in “The Fault in Our Stars.” It’s hard to see past that, though, when this movie opens with her and her brother...

Annapurna Films

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘Her’

Kelsey Husnick September 9, 2014

My first impression of this movie went something along the lines of, “Ew, look at Joaquin Phoenix’s pedophile stash,” and, “These guys sitting around talking to their computers are in need of social...

Poster courtesy of TriStar Pictures.

Erin’s Flick Pick: ‘The Call”’

Erin Zaranec April 30, 2014

This 2013 suspense-thriller will have you at the edge of your seat. Halle Berry plays the role of Jordan Turner, a 911 operator in “The Call.” After making a deadly mistake with an emergency call six...