‘This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco’: The debate around concert film etiquette
The latter half of 2023 was a surprisingly hefty period for concert films. Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense” issued a…
Kaitlyn Hardy
Kaitlyn Hardy is a junior at Emerson College majoring in journalism and minoring in media studies. As a staff writer for The Independent, Kaitlyn is excited to extend her love for film into journalism and learn more about the movie industry. She is a lover of memoirs, live music, and obsessively rewatching movies (she’s seen Dog Day Afternoon 13 times).
Independent Theaters Stay Afloat in the Wake of SAG/WGA Strikes
The summer of 2023 was an eventful period for Hollywood. The “Barbenheimer” craze lifted the film industry out of the…
You can take filmmaker Silvia Del Carmen Castaños out of Laredo, but you can’t take Laredo out of Castaños
When filmmaker Silvia Del Carmen Castaños was younger, they’d make frequent walks across the Texas-Mexico border to visit their grandmother’s…
5 Off the Beaten Path Thanksgiving Movies
5. ‘Shoplifters‘ (2018), dir. Hirokazu Koreeda This film starts off the list by bending the rules slightly. “Shoplifters” isn’t necessarily…
In Conversation with Nick McCarthy, programming director of NewFest
NewFest’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival has historically provided a jumping point for the legacies of gay, queer, and trans communities. The…
Grrl Haus Festival Celebrates Feminist and Gender-inclusive Filmmaking, Featuring Three Emerson Creators
Experimentation intersects with gender inclusivity at Grrl Haus Cinema, a film program that screened their latest festival at The Brattle…