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(03/01/25 9:41pm)
Another year, another Oscar’s season. 2024 was filled with big blockbusters, surprise hits, and remakes with differing levels of quality, a reflection of the film industry today. But above all that, 2024 was simply a great year for film, which makes this year's Academy Awards ceremony even more action-packed. It’s also hard to ignore that the great Conan O’Brien will be hosting this year, a stark improvement from Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting over the last few years.
(02/21/25 3:41am)
Few movies over the last two decades have made such significant cultural impacts as “Whiplash”, the 2014 film from legendary writer/director Damien Chazelle. In just 10 years, the $3.3 million budget film has made its mark on the internet. It is almost impossible to go on X or Instagram without seeing some reference to “Whiplash”, sometimes in meme form, other times simply referencing the film.
(12/01/24 7:38pm)
The film landscape has changed significantly over the past 50 years, giving way to big-budget studio films and low-budget indie movies, with little room for mid-budget films from newer directors. However, A24 has been going in the opposite direction, giving some of the most creative young filmmakers in the world a chance to create and distribute their work to a large audience.
(11/05/24 1:00am)
Just a day away from the 2024 U.S. election, Phoenix Congressman and democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly made an appearance at ASU’s Tempe campus as part of the Harris-Walz campaign's “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour.
(10/23/24 5:16pm)
Before 2023, walking into the Mesa Arts Center to see André 3000 would have seemed highly unusual, especially since the Mesa Arts Center is a performing and visual arts complex often home to symphonies and Broadway-style shows. André Benjamin, better known by his stage name André 3000, is best known for his work in the rap duo Outkast with fellow Atlanta rapper Big Boi, a group that had multiple No. 1 hits and won a variety of awards.
(09/27/24 8:36pm)
André 3000, a former member of the legendary hip-hop duo Outkast, is bringing his first solo album on tour. He released the album “New Blue Sun” on Nov. 17, 2023, his first official music release in 17 years.
(02/07/24 2:17am)
This week's Wild West Weekly Review will cover the film “Poor Things.” After his last hit film “The Favorite” (2017), Yorgos Lanthimos is back in the director's chair, this time with an adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s book “Poor Things.”
(01/22/24 8:37am)
This is the Wild West Review, a collection of movie reviews from four AMC Theatres frequenters Spencer West, Zach Bradshaw, Gib Manrique and Larisa May.
(04/08/23 6:14pm)
The 23rd annual Phoenix Film Festival featured outstanding movies. Here are some of our favorites.
(03/17/23 6:15am)
The 95th Academy Awards was one for the books, as countless film industry professionals were recognized for their work in 2022. While the Met Gala is fashion’s biggest night, The Oscars serve as a red carpet lookbook featuring some of the film industry’s most prominent names. This year’s winners took center stage in classic, high-end outfits. Here’s an overview of some of the biggest winners of the night.
(03/11/23 4:44pm)
The 95th Academy Awards are just around the corner, which means Oscar predictions are back. Critics attempt to figure out the winners based on a multitude of factors. In recent years, films that would be referred to as “Oscar bait” have not won in the categories where they were favored. Independent, lower budget films, however, have been gaining success at The Oscars in recent years, for example last year’s Best Picture winner “CODA,” and the 89th Academy Awards Best Picture winner “Moonlight.” Instead of trying my hand at predicting who will win, I instead chose to write about my favorite movies in each category and why I believe they deserve to win their respective awards. Fair warning, I have not seen every movie in every category, so my opinions are based only on the films I have seen. With that, here are the largest award categories and my favorites.
