Valladares: In a sentimental mood
Today — Saturday, June 9, 2018 — I cried on the basement floor of the Stanford Bookstore. I was there to pick up my cap and gown. At the cash...
Carlos Valladares’ favorite movies
It's a question I get all the time: "So what are your favorite movies?" Here, finally, is an answer. My idea was that the list could be some neat number, like 100. Turns out that, for...
‘The Ocean & the Avenue’: an antidote to deadened Marvel cinema
A strong new short film by Bella Levaggi '18 and Spencer Slovic '18 debuted last night at Roble Arts Gym. "The Ocean & The Avenue," quite subtly well done, is an...
Recs from the Vault: The best new films I saw in theaters
In this week's Recs from the Vault, I look back at the best films I saw in theaters during my four years at Stanford. Whether new films or old ones,...
Recs from the Vault: “In This Our Life,” “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”
In this week's Recs from the Vault (a weekly column of some old reviews I've written about films that I've loved during my time here at Stanford), we take a look...
Recs from the Vault: ‘Tommy,’ ‘The Verdict,’ ‘Canoa,’ ‘The Bride Wore Black,’ ‘Pretty Poison’
This week's "Recs from the Vault" — capsule reviews of films I've loved during my time here at Stanford — we take a look at two little-known thrillers from 1968,...
Recs from the Vault: swampy sounds, Eugene O’Neill and wild Wilder
Nearing the end of my senior year (tear), I take time to reflect on the movies that have most shaped who I am as a person. This quarter, I'll be...
From wolves to dogs to Wes: the strange cuteness of ‘Isle of Dogs’
Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” is cute, but not cutesy. This clean and cold-blooded animated feature, Wes's second after "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009), does not drive dog lovers to the edge of cheap tears...