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Sundance Film Festival 2023: ‘Shortcomings’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi As we get older, keeping relationships becomes difficult. Many factors can affect the outcome of relationships; career goals, mental health, and family issues are just a few. On top of that, social media has become so toxic that even the etiquette of being with a partner is also overanalyzed and tested. In Randall Park’s directorial debut, he explores the lives of three … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival 2023: ‘Shortcomings’ Review

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Sundance Film Festival 2023: ‘Theater Camp’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi If you haven’t noticed, there is a clear definition between theatre and film. Dreamers have a more communal experience in the theatre community, whereas those who begin in Hollywood have a different outlook on fame. The theatre community is full of heart, understanding and compassion for their fellow actor. There is a specific “theatre” language that only theatre kids can understand. They … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival 2023: ‘Theater Camp’ Review

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‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi In Paul Tremblay’s novel “The Cabin at the End of the World,” he explores religious themes and how compassionate humanity is. When four people knock on their cabin door while on vacation, they speak on Judgement Day, and the apocalypse is near. Tremblay explores two sides of faith in this novel, and M. Night Shyamalan follows through in the adaptation of Knock … Continue reading ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review

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Sundance Film Festival: ‘Judy Blume Forever’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi When you’re officially an adult, you see the world differently. You also look back on your childhood and understand that children need to be educated on more than subjects in school, but life itself. That’s why books are fundamental for children and young teens, so they can understand how they’re feeling. In those moments of anxiousness, fear, and self-doubt, the child has … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Judy Blume Forever’ Review

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Sundance Film Festival: ‘Eileen’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi When we think of Neo-noir, we tend to think about a male lead and a modern femme fatale as his counterpart. Many films have followed the same conventions, but Eileen, directed by William Oldroyd, creates a different setting. The film is adapted from the novel under the same name written by Ottessa Moshfegh. During Christmas, Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin McKenzie) befriends a new … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Eileen’ Review

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