By: Amanda Guarragi 2025 was a year marked by an incredible array of films. This year, there was a lot of variety, and studio films focused on original projects that truly delivered. Many notable directors released some of their best works this year, and some actors gave some of their best performances as well. The movies released this year have shown indie horrors, quality dramas, … Continue reading 2025 Year In Review
By: Amanda Guarragi In 2023, Rick Riordan’s classic young adult series Percy Jackson & the Olympians was adapted into a television series. Season one of the popular series was incredibly well done and set the tone for how the seasons would develop the novels. Each book would fill an eight-episode season, and that is enough time to retell each story. Percy Jackson has always been … Continue reading ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians’ Season Two Review
By: Amanda Guarragi In 2019, Rian Johnson brought back the whodunit with Knives Out. It became a staple for annual Thanksgiving watching. Johnson crafted his own unique style while fusing similar conventions from the genre. He tackled family dysfunction and deceit in the first film and then a very secretive group of friends in the sequel, Glass Onion. Now with Wake Up Dead Man, he takes … Continue reading TIFF ’25 Review: “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
By: Amanda Guarragi When we are born, we are clueless about the journey ahead. What we seek as humans, even from a young age, is a purpose. We are told to pursue a path we are passionate about, but no one warns us how challenging it may be. Whether it’s struggling through medical school or struggling to write words on a page, everyone has their … Continue reading ‘Marty Supreme’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi “Only monsters play god.” Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a literary work that explores humanity in its darkest form. Through the immorality of reconstructing a creature from bodily remains to cheat death, there’s a grounding level of humanity. Unfortunately, death is inevitable. And witnessing death at a young age can shape your perception of it, and the way the world functions around you. … Continue reading TIFF ’25: ‘Frankenstein’ Review
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