2022 New Members’ Favorite Movies
Natalia Ramos Bellido, ‘26: Labyrinth
I’m just a major David Bowie fan and honestly, Jennifer Connelly also kind of was my gay awakening. No further comments other than I watch this movie at least three times a month.
May Hathaway, ‘25: The Social Network
There’s no reason for a movie about Facebook to be so good, but that’s exactly the point—it’s not really about Facebook. With the smartest Aaron Sorkin screenplay, the best Andrew Garfield performance, and the most memorable soundtrack, it’s pretty hard for the film to be anything but incredible.
Anthony Gadzi, ‘26: Jurassic Park III
Hot take here but I feel like the third movie was the best of the trilogy. From recommitting to the island survivor theme, to the bigger and badder dinos, to giving Grant one last face-to-face with the monsters, this movie tied the whole series together. Loved it as a kid and still revisit it every so often.
Arjen Demir, ‘26: Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Better than Greek mythology.
Haley Creighton, ‘26: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything bagels, parallel universes, the slipperiness of meaning, and the emotion of love. Is there anything more to ask for?
Alethea Lam, ‘25: The Avengers
Loki’s semi-hero arc hasn’t begun development yet, so his twisted yet disturbingly logical ideology (or perhaps theology) takes center stage in his story. Meanwhile, a team of clashing personalities needs figure out how to deal with each other—and themselves. I never get tired of watching the squad bumble their way through awkward introductions and glaring philosophical differences while trying to take down a threat bigger than they ever imagined.
Jin Kwon, ‘26: Before Sunrise
It’s basically a movie of two people talking for an hour and a half, and technically, the dialogue isn’t anything fancy either. But it being so ordinary makes it an extraordinary love story, because it feels so real.
Aeshon Balasubramanian, ‘26: Interstellar
It’s got everything - an emotional story, hard sci-fi physics like time dilation and wormholes, and the best soundtrack I’ve heard in any movie. The docking scene (iykyk) is probably my favorite single scene from a movie.
Mia McElhatton, ‘26: Pride and Prejudice 2005
I have probably watched this at least twice a year for the past– years. It is an amazing adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel that effectively portrays the story of two people once “enemies” falling in love, filled with beautiful shots of embraces in the rain and tension caused by subtle touch.
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