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‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians’ Season Two 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

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‘Under the Bridge’ Series Review

By: Amanda Guarragi It’s hard to understand what happens in a teenage girl’s mind. The expectations society has on women stem from adolescence—the media conditions young girls to act and dress a certain way to fit in. No matter the decade, acceptance into the girl world has always been a crucial development pathway and can sometimes be scarring depending on which end you’re on. For … Continue reading ‘Under the Bridge’ Series Review

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‘Quiz Lady’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi When growing up, many things can stay with you and shape the person you become. The relationships between parents and children can sometimes be strained, and the children begin to rely on other forms of connectivity through film, television and books. In Quiz Lady, a gameshow-obsessed woman named Anne Yum (Awkwafina) and her estranged sister Jenny (Sandra Oh) work together to help … Continue reading ‘Quiz Lady’ Review

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TV Review: ‘Goosebumps’ (2023)

By: Amanda Guarragi As someone born in the ‘90s, the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine was everywhere. His books have always centred on children experiencing obscure fantastical events. Each book had a creature that would be directly linked to how the characters in his novels were feeling. Stine often wrote parallels between grief and loss when constructing his supernatural stories. The Goosebumps series was … Continue reading TV Review: ‘Goosebumps’ (2023)

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‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi It’s hard for many to wrap their mind around a remake of one of their favourite films, but sometimes the remake can be good. In the case of White Men Can’t Jump, Director Calmatic modernizes the story and still pays homage to what came before it. The original film with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson was released in 1992 and became a … Continue reading ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Review

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