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Ulrich Seidl’s new documentary, “In the Basement”, is mordantly funny, creepily outrageous, and boldly raw. The film gathers a set of suburban Austrian people, who expose themselves by allowing us to peak on what’s going on in their basements. Clearly, the whole is weaker than the sum of the parts, however, my voyeuristic side was awaken by the intimate little secrets it keeps unveiling, even if a couple of unnecessary scenes are there only with the purpose of shocking the viewers. The idea and…

Night of the Living Dead, released in 1968, directed by Gorge A. Romero and Carnival of Souls, released in 1962, directed by Herk Harvey, are two popular movies in the horror genre. Both low budget and filmed in black and white, captivated audiences with their filming techniques and psychological impact. Night of the Living Dead better represents the horror genre than Carnival of Souls because of its use of characteristics, stereotypes and technical components throughout the film. A typical…

In 2000 Keenen Ivory Wayans directed Scary Movie which brings a comedy aspect into horror. In this film Six friends are being stalked by a serial killer who's after them because of an accident that they caused last Halloween. This group of teenagers accidentally hit a man when driving, and disposed of the body, but now the killer they are being stalked by has a very recognisable mask. The body count has already started and the friends are going to have to escape from both the killer's clutches…

Nate Bretches Diffusion of Responsibility and the Bystander Effect Rough Draft “37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call Police” (Manning et al.). This is the famous article title written by journalist Martin Gansberg of the New York Times two weeks after the brutal rape and murder of Kitty Genovese (Manning et al.). This case is really quite fascinating. On the early morning of March 13th, 1964, Kitty Genovese, a young woman living in the Kew Gardens district of Queens, New York, was brutally murdered…

Critics: Movie Criticism People from children to adults criticize many things as they get older. In the world of film production, criticizing movies happens daily. Whether a viewer decides to dislike a particular scene to disliking the entire movie, critical approaches in literature will help us determine what type of criticism is taking place. In the movies such as Halloween, 300, and Frozen, criticism is done through description of scenes and by the judgement of the viewers. In Halloween, the…

In the article by Martin Gansberg, “37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police,” bystanders attempt to explain themselves. Does witnessing someone else's distress and possessing the capability to help consider the witness involved? “ ‘I didn’t want to get involved,’ he sheepishly told the police.” A witness that can help is involved, they could save the person’s life, but chooses not too. Therefore, this excuse of not getting involved is no where near justified as they were already involved.…

against people of color, especially towards African-Americans, constantly appear on news channels and on social media. People of color have been especially cautious, as racism has been more blatant. In the short story “Why I Didn’t Call the Police When I Saw Two Black Boys with Guns Next Door”, Victoria Brown was forced to make a decision; should she take a chance and call the police after seeing the children or should she just let them be, fearing that involving the cops might result into the…

Oh, The Places He Went Theodor Geisel wrote 44 different books in his lifetime. Although, you won’t see his name on any of them. Rather, you’ll see his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Many people know who Dr. Seuss is but not Theodor Geisel. They don’t know what Theodor Geisel was like as a person or what made him one of the most interesting writers in American history. Geisel’s biographical information and life experiences alone, give a taste of how interesting he was. Biographical information and life…

In Martin Gansberg’s “Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police,” citizens in a Queens neighborhood witnessed the murder of Kitty Genovese but did not call the authorities. Gansberg insists that one man even responded with, “‘I was tired,’ he said without emotion, ‘I went back to bed’”…

Martin Gansberg in the article, “Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call The Police,” explains that people are apathetic, and they need to take action when there are conflicts. Gansberg supports his claim by describing an actual murder case and the number of people that did nothing when there was a simple solution. The author’s purpose is to point out the lazy and selfish nature of people in order to persuade them to be proactive in solving problems. The author writes in an educated yet…