By: Amanda Guarragi Dear Evan Hansen, This is a movie musical that should have stayed a stage production. Like many that came before it, Dear Evan Hansen, suffers from the overly long runtime and loses its original message. Some musicals do not fit the screen and that’s okay. I have never watched the Broadway production and I now regret not listening to the original soundtrack … Continue reading TIFF ’21: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi From French auteur Celine Sciamma, comes a beautiful intergenerational story about grief, love, and the journey of life. After her grandmother dies, Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) is taken to her mother’s childhood home. While her parents go about cleaning out the house, Nelly explores the surrounding woods. She encounters Marion (Gabrielle Sanz), a girl exactly Nelly’s age and to whom she bears a … Continue reading TIFF ’21: ‘Petite Maman’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Poker is a fairly interesting game, not only to play, but to watch. Sometimes Texas Hold’em can get intense, and Blackjack can get risky. Whether you are watching from home or sitting at a table yourself, the stakes are always high. If you have been at a casino, no matter where you’re standing, there’s a different air that surrounds you. There’s a … Continue reading ‘The Card Counter’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi The Night House is one of the biggest surprises of the year for me. The horror genre is filled with many different stories, but I tend to gravitate towards psychological horrors the most. When structuring a psychological horror, the atmosphere is one of the most important things to focus on. And that is exactly what director David Bruckner did. The story begins … Continue reading ‘The Night House’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Oh, Baby! is a comedic narrative short that follows Jane (Kate Morgan Chadwick): a thirty-something pregnant woman having a baby on her own. Hormones are out of whack for her, and she is seeking some sort of relief. She is empowered, single, and yes she wants to have sex, but no strings attached. She scrolls through Bumble and lands on Ben. They … Continue reading ‘Oh Baby!’ Review
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