Relaxing at the Movies

-

During this time of year, people begin to travel or go to the beach and spend more time with friends and family; for others, they are finally able to dive deep into their creativity and write a poem or a short story—or even a novel! Nonetheless, this is your time to relax—and however way you like to spend your summer, going to the theater and watching a good movie is always something fun to do, and luckily this is another stacked year for motion pictures. These are some flicks to check out next time you’re at the movies:
·         Hereditary: We’re halfway through 2018, but Ari Aster’s supernatural horror film is already hailed as the scariest movie of the year and, according to some critics, the scariest film since The Exorcist! I found this film to have a nice slow and gradual pace, which builds up to a truly suspenseful and intense climax. The conclusion of the film is arguably one of the most controversial endings in recent memory—some thought it to be a great and terrifying twist while others found it to be rather peculiar and flat-out bizarre. Either way, it’s an ending—and a movie—you won’t forget anytime soon!
·         Solo: A Star Wars Story: Here we have another installment in the great Star Wars franchise! Admittedly, this film isn’t as action-packed as, say, The Force Awakens or The Last Jedi, but it’s still a lot of fun, and takes the franchise into new and interesting directions. There’s also a surprise cameo towards the end of the film that will make any Star Wars fan gasp in disbelief and cheer in excitement!
·         Incredibles 2: Come on. It’s Incredibles 2! This spectacular film is one that people of all ages will be able to enjoy and appreciate. I’ve seen this film twice already, and I don’t mean to be hyperbolic, but I would certainly put Incredibles 2 in the same category as The Dark Knight, Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator 2, and the Godfather II as being one of the best sequels. Yes, it was that good—and yes, it was worth the 14-year wait. (Also, there’s a Pixar short film right before that, in only five minutes, will make wish you had a box of tissues!)
With commercial and critically successful films like Deadpool 2 and Incredibles 2, Hereditary and A Quiet Place, it’s quite the year for sequels and for the horror/suspense genre! However, if you prefer to stay home (rather than driving to the theater and spending almost 30 bucks on tickets, drinks, and popcorn), here’s a list of films you could check out either on Blue-ray/DVD, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, or Redbox!
  • Hidden Figures (2016)
  • Selma (2014)
  • Mississippi Burning (1988)
  • The Help (2011)
  • Wonder (2017)
  • Coco (2017)
  • Inside Out (2015)
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  • The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  • Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
  • Trainspotting (1996)
  • Jaws (1975)
  • Casablanca (1942)
  • Rear Window (1954)
  • Goodfellas (1990)
By Ernesto Reyes, CSU Fresno Student, FCC Tutor

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Welcome to the WRC

-
Image
We are excited to announce the start of our blog for the Writing and Reading Center at Fresno City College. We, the staff, tutors, and faculty, who work at the center are excited to share blogs with you weekly about different topics of writing and reading. Our hope is that you find this blog to be inspiring, and that it will push you towards greatness. That being said, I'd like to share with you a little bit about my love of writing and reading and why I work at the WRC I started here as a tutor in 2008 when I was working on my Master's degree. I had the opportunity to work here for 2 years before I chose to move on to a job on my seminary's campus. I came back after 5 years once my M.A. was complete and began work as a supervisor in April of 2015. I have always loved reading and writing. When I was a little girl, my older sister told me that once I started reading, new worlds would be open to me. She was right. From the time I could begin to read, I voraciously attacke...
Read more

Tutoring Students with Cognitive Disabilities

-
Tutoring adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities can be difficult. To me, it is especially hard to figure out if the person is trying to take advantage of you or if they genuinely need more help than the average student. In my experience, people with cognitive and developmental disabilities do not want to take advantage of you, they might even feel embarrassed about asking you many questions. Generally people who continue to ask you questions after a half hour to an hour session with them are the people who are taking advantage of you. It is important to try and stay patient with them but make it clear that you cannot right the paper for them. Now that does not mean that all people with disabilities are perfect angels, they still might try and get you to right the paper for them. The people who try to use thier disabilities as an excuse are the ones that can be the most difficult to tutor. I have actually had a student tell me, “I have a learning disability ...
Read more

Welcome to Spring 2020!

-
Image
          Welcome to the year 2020! We are in a brand new decade as well as a new semester. So this semester remember to consider all of your resources that can ensure your success as a student! There are so many resources you can utilize during this semester, the tutorial center is open and it is free. But I would like to mainly talk to you about the WRC located in the tutorial center. Here at the WRC we love to help students better understand the concepts for writing and reading. If you have a problem understanding your textbook, need help structuring a paper, learning how to take notes efficiently, or even understanding your Canvas the WRC is the place that you can get help. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, that’s what we are here for. Let’s start this semester with the intention to succeed! Hope to see you here soon! By Victoria Ford, FCC Student, WRC Tutor
Read more