meaning at the movies Archives

Meaning at the Movies | My Old Heart & “My Old Ass”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • November 23, 2024

In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores how the recent release “My Old Ass” explores themes of girlhood, loss and growing up.

Meaning at the Movies | I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for “Scream”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores how “Scream” is a love letter to the horror genre and the film that led her to fall in love with the genre herself.

Meaning at the Movies | Love Me, “Bones and All”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024

In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton examines the all consuming love portrayed in “Bones and All”

Meaning at the Movies | Freedom, faith and fun in “Fantastic Mr. Fox”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • September 27, 2024

In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton explores the comfort she finds in Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox”.

Meaning at the Movies | Little Women: Love, Loss, and Life

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • August 29, 2024

There is not a time in my life that I remember existing without knowing about “Little Women.” Almost every day I spent home from school in my childhood was spent sitting next to my mom and watching...

Meaning at the Movies | ‘All of Us Strangers’: All of us grieving

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • April 4, 2024

In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton explores themes of love, grief and the connections between only children and their parents.

Meaning at the Movies | ‘Past Lives’ and Layered Connections

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • March 21, 2024

In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton reviews “Past Lives” and discusses how the film examines love and immigration narratives.

Meaning at the Movies | ‘Rye Lane’: Romance and Realism

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • February 22, 2024

In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton reviews “Rye Lane” and discusses how realistic rom-coms offer a hopeful faith in love.