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Words an’ Pictures: Blot Out the Lights!
http://bit.ly/2x61SMT Greetings! After the discussion of Jacques Tardi’s West Coast Blues in my last post, I wanted to turn to another gritty crime-thriller, Floyd Gottfredson’s Mickey Mouse Outwits...
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Between Rock and an Indie Place: “She’s Gonna Leave You” by The Walters
http://bit.ly/2imqE9b If you have spent any of the last three years paying attention to the Chicago indie rock scene, then you’ve heard of The Walters. The band presents a unique spin on oldies music...
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Christian’s Cinematic Syntax: “Jacob’s Ladder”
http://bit.ly/2zF79wT Next up on the horror docket are the sub-genres of psychological and surrealist horror. These are some of my personal favorites in horror, which made them inevitable for...
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The Most Dangerous Game: A Review of “Gerald’s Game”
http://bit.ly/2gZwidN It almost seems that Netflix was well aware that the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s IT would be the massive success that it has come to be, amassing over $600 million...
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Jet Fuel Jukebox for 10/24/17
Apologies for the lack of a new Jukebox last Tuesday, but this week we’re coming back incredibly strong with some awesome music with which you’re surely bound to find a number of songs you love....
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Mindfulness Mentor: Tips for Living a Happier Life
Lewis University’s Arts & Ideas program is hosting what is referred to as the “Happiness Series” throughout the course of the 2017 fall semester. The series includes numerous presentations from...
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Between Rock and an Indie Place: “Special Moment” by Post Animal
http://bit.ly/2yTnPm5 In light of season 2 of Stranger Things coming out this Friday, October 27th, I found it absolutely necessary to write a post about a new single from one of Chicago’s...
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Student Feature: The Cycle of Violence in “City of God”
http://bit.ly/2ff77RL Below is a notable perspective on the 2002 film City of God, written by Lewis University student Sarah Simar. Spoilers ahead. Guns, gangs, crime, drugs, power, wealth, survival —...
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Christian’s Cinematic Syntax: “Audition”
http://bit.ly/2zNf8Ht For my final review of October, Takashi Miike’s Audition (1999) is going “under the knife” to receive a proper dissection — this dissection being necessary to finalize our horror...
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Jet Fuel Jukebox for 2/13/18
Have you heard that recently released Black Panther soundtrack yet? The one that Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment curated 14 new tracks for, featuring the likes of SZA, Future, Khalid, and a...
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A “Photographic” Memory: An Analysis of “La Jetée” and the “Left Bank”
http://bit.ly/2EHkeLj Welcome back Christian’s Cinematic Syntax! Hopefully these entries are leaving those lasting impressions that Chris Marker refers to in the film I’m looking at today, La Jetée!...
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Mindfulness Mentor: The Mountain Meditation
When you are stressed out with life’s endless chaos — whether it be due to putting on a “happy face” for grumpy customers at your retail job, staying up until 2 a.m. grading papers for class, or having...
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Yana’s Palme d’Or: Devil or Dybbuk – A Review of “Demon”
Editor’s Note: Below is the first piece in a new film series here on the Jet Fuel Review Blog, written by Yana Moberg, which will focus specifically on foreign film reviews. http://bit.ly/2Ex6q2S...
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Meet the Editors: Eryn Stochelski
Eryn Stochelski In our final Meet the Editors post this semester, we are happy to have yet another Fiction & Nonfiction Editor to introduce you to, so please welcome Eryn Stochelski. Eryn is...
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Jet Fuel Jukebox for 2/20/18
The beginning of the new year has turned out to be pretty great in terms of new music, and this past week was no exception. Courtney Barnett released a new single and announced her upcoming solo album...
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A Roaring Success: A Review of “Black Panther”
http://imdb.to/2EJHVDt While we’re only two months into 2018, the year’s most eagerly anticipated film has already arrived with Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, which is a decidedly stunning addition in...
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Jet Fuel Jukebox for 2/27/18
This is Janelle Monáe’s world — we’re just living in it. Ms. Monáe — whom you should already be aware of from her two previously released albums and starring roles in box-office hits — found it fitting...
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Fear Needs No Translation: Eat Your Heart Out – A Review of “Train to Busan”
http://bit.ly/2HSJ7Tc Welcome, readers, to the first installment of “Fear Needs No Translation,” a bi-weekly summary and review of international horror. I, Justin Fortes, will be your tour guide,...
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Reinventing an Abandoned Genre: An Analysis of “Scream”
http://bit.ly/2F3GUGs I cannot think of another name in American horror that has the stature of the late, great Wes Craven. Craven, who sadly passed in 2015, is a name that many of you are likely aware...
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Meet the Editors: Justin Fortes
Justin Fortes Surprise! Welcome to an additional Meet the Editors post for this semester, where we are introducing our new Foreign Horror Film Blogger, Justin Fortes. Justin is a senior majoring in...
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