By: Amanda Guarragi This will be my second year covering the Sundance Film Festival! I couldn’t be more excited about the films that I have chosen to watch. Of course, these are the films that I have reserved and will be planning to watch as many as I can over the period of the festival. So here are the films that I will be reviewing … Continue reading Sundance Watchlist 2022
By: Amanda Guarragi We all love our mystery thrillers, and Netflix has a brand new one just for us. Brazen, directed by Monika Mitchell, dives into the life of prominent mystery writer and crime expert, Grace (Alyssa Milano). After her sister Kathleen’s divorce, she hurries back to her family home in Washington, D.C. because her. When her sister is killed and her double life as … Continue reading ‘Brazen’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi The House is an eccentric dark comedy about a house and the three surreal tales of the individuals who made it their home. The story is structured in three parts, it is an anthology series directed by the leading voices in independent stop motion animation: Emma de Swaef and Mark Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza and produced by Nexus … Continue reading ‘The House’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi It is the most hectic time of the year; award season. This year, the Golden Globes look a bit different and that is because of the backlash the HFPA received with their nominations and lack of diversity in its members. The Globes will not be televised, so it’s going to be an odd little award show, if you ask me. Nonetheless, award … Continue reading Amanda’s 2022 Golden Globes Predictions
By: Amanda Guarragi In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut The Lost Daughter we see a college professor named Leda (Olivia Colman) confront her unsettling past. On vacation in Italy, she becomes obsessed with a woman named Nina (Dakota Johnson) and her young daughter. These encounters throughout the film prompt memories of Leda’s early motherhood. Gyllenhaal’s intimate and introspective lens of being a woman first and a … Continue reading ‘The Lost Daughter’ Review
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