By: Amanda Guarragi When Andrew Scott began his career, he was mainly a background actor floating from television series to series. He had done some independent films, but he shortly after appeared in some features like Spectre and made an impact. Even if you didn’t remember his name, you remembered his presence. When Scott was cast in BBC’s Sherlock as Jim Moriarty, everything changed for … Continue reading ‘Ripley’ Series Review
By: Amanda Guarragi There’s a feeling that comes with watching a film on an epic scale that is indescribable. Not only has Denis Villeneuve done this three times in his career, but each film has become grander than the one before it. Villeneuve has mastered the sci-fi genre as he expertly weaves the human condition into space wars and the exploration of planets. He grounds … Continue reading ‘Dune Part Two’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Since 2018, Mike Flanagan has given Netflix some incredible gothic horror series. Some have been adapted from novels, and others from the mind of Flanagan. He has created layered, heart-wrenching stories with The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, a religious and deeply unsettling cult narrative in Midnight Mass, and terminally ill teenage patients sharing spooky stories in The Midnight Club. … Continue reading TV Review: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (2023)
By: Amanda Guarragi J. Robert Oppenheimer was a physicist who changed the world. What started as an attack against the Nazi regime ended in one of the most tragic events for those living in Hiroshima. Oppenheimer was the man of the hour as he directed a group of physicists to create the atomic bomb. In Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, he explores the moral dilemma that consumes … Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi The Guardians of the Galaxy have become the misfit family of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that everyone can connect with. Some people have felt like outcasts, and the Guardians have been the group that feels accepting of everyone. The themes of family and loss explored throughout the Guardians’ journey through the galaxy have impacted audience members. In a way, audiences have stayed … Continue reading ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Review
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