Winning an Oscar is a notable achievement in a filmmaker’s career, and it has become a staple that lasts for the rest of their lives. However, what the award shows represent has started to mean less and less over the years. Every aspect of the filmmaking process is important, but the Academy has portrayed some […]
Author: Bryce Johnson
Bryce is a graduate student in the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program. He started writing for The Current in his junior year by taking the Intro to Print Journalism course. He is proud to work with such a great community within Mako Media. In his spare time, he likes reading, writing stories, watching movies and playing video games.
The benefits of crying and acknowledging problems
Whether it’s due to happiness, sadness or other emotions, everyone has cried at some point in their lives. Although it can be stigmatized in society, crying is one of the more therapeutic things people do for themselves. Crying is a natural result of emotion in the same way that laughter is. Rather than stifling it, […]
People should get to choose where to watch movies
In the wake of movie theaters closing due to COVID-19, movies were either delayed or released both in the remaining open theaters and on demand. Several movie theater chains spoke out against this, including AMC Theaters, as it directly impacted their profits. Now that COVID-19 regulations are lightening up, film companies are shifting back towards […]