By: Amanda Guarragi There have been many, many, comic book movies in the past decade. Some follow the same formula, some stick close to the source material, and some reinvent the genre. The reason why Venom is unique is because the movie tries to bend what we already know. Maybe we have been conditioned to enjoy one type of formula but it’s always refreshing to … Continue reading ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi I really had to sit and think about this one. As everyone knows, I am a Mike Flanagan supporter. He has captured my heart and I love his work. He brings so much detail and knows how to create tension throughout his pieces. However, Midnight Mass did not do it for me. I left this series feeling a bit underwhelmed. It is … Continue reading ‘Midnight Mass’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Last Chance Moms is a short film that will warm your heart because of the beautiful display of female friendship on-screen. The one thing that I always gravitate towards when watching films about women or relationships in general is honesty. Director Mandy Fabian, co-writers, Sarah Chaney and Heather Olt all created something so sweet and charming. It has such a nice balance … Continue reading HollyShorts Film Festival Selection: ‘Last Chance Moms’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Korean-Canadian Albert Shin’s Together presents a narrative that has been overlooked for some time. The stigma surrounding mental health needs to come to an end, so we, as a society, can help one another. When working on In Her Place, Shin learned about the seriousness of Korea’s suicide rate. South Korea consistently has had the highest suicide rate of any developed country … Continue reading TIFF ’21: Writer-Director Albert Shin Presents An Overlooked South Korean Narrative In ‘Together’
By: Amanda Guarragi Kate Dolan’s feature debut You Are Not My Mother is an eerie Irish folk horror that will keep you at the edge of your seat. Dolan sets the tone for this film at the very beginning with some supernatural elements that eventually tie into the relationship between mother and daughter. A young teenager named Char (Hazel Doupe) knows something strange happened to … Continue reading TIFF ’21: ‘You Are Not My Mother’ Review
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