by Kaytlin Tabb | Jul 14, 2026 | Media with a Message
Movie theaters have been a staple since the 1800s, when Émile Reynaud screened the Pantomimes Lumineuses animated movies. Since then, movie theaters exploded in popularity to keep up with the growing motion picture craze. In 1896, the first permanent, dedicated movie...
by Kaytlin Tabb | May 28, 2026 | Media with a Message
Film and television isn’t a stranger to complicated female characters. We’ve seen hit after hit involving complicated female characters, but the public seems intent on demonizing them. Or, in other cases, pretending as if these women don’t exist. Some Examples of...
by Kaytlin Tabb | Mar 13, 2026 | Media with a Message
It’s disingenuous to pretend music has never been political. It’s even worse to pretend it shouldn’t be. Super Bowl Sunday graced the screens of the American people on February 8th, 2026. It was different this year. There wasn’t a threat of a three-peat, an underdog...
by Kaytlin Tabb | Feb 20, 2026 | Media with a Message
The awards won by Sinners are cop-outs — or, at least, that is the sentiment among a number of Black audience members who saw Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic Sinners and deemed it the movie of the year. Even worse than considering these awards cop-outs, Black ire has...
by Molly E Sandwell | Oct 23, 2025 | Media with a Message
We all love to be scared sometimes, be it by a thrilling rollercoaster that lurches upside down or a tension-filled movie that leaves you gripping your seat. But have you ever considered how these experiences may be beneficial to young adults? As of recently, some...
