By: Amanda Guarragi The life of a businessman has changed over the decades. Salesmen are cunning and have been blessed with the gift of the gab. They can make everything sound truthful and exciting; without their turn of phrase, they couldn’t climb the corporate ladder. However, corruption and manipulation play major parts in making a deal. The only way to claw your way to the … Continue reading ‘The Apprentice’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Five years ago, Todd Phillips released Joker on October 4th and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. It went on to be nominated for 11 Academy Awards and win two Oscars; one for the brilliant score composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir and the other for Joaquin Phoenix’s transformative performance. You could say that this DC “Elseworlds” comic book … Continue reading ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi The American Dream has been deconstructed many times on screen with sweeping epics that define a decade. The tale of immigrants attempting to break through a system working against them has had many iterations that have become devastating depictions of the obstacles faced. Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is a unique journey of one man’s dream of artistic ideation and standing the test … Continue reading ‘The Brutalist’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi In 2018, a historic moment happened at the 90th Academy Awards, with Cinematographer Rachel Morrison being the first woman nominated. Her work in Black Panther garnered critical acclaim, and she has been a filmmaker to watch ever since. After that, she worked on the Dee Rees film Mudbound and solidified herself as a director of photography who captures the pain and beauty … Continue reading ‘The Fire Inside’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi The media has played a major part in how men perceive women. Through commercials, television series and films, women have been objectified and hypersexualized to sell an ideal form of beauty only desired by men. Thankfully, power dynamics in the workplace have shifted over the years, but there is still a power struggle for dominance. A film like Babygirl, written and directed … Continue reading TIFF ’24: ‘Babygirl’ Review
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