Sundance Film Festival: ‘AM I OK?’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi We definitely need more films with a female friendship at the forefront that handles the exploration of identity. Luckily for us, Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s directorial feature debut, AM I OK? gives us two best friends, Lucy (Dakota Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) go through big life changes together. It has become clearer that so many people haven’t truly discovered themselves … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘AM I OK?’ Review

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi Normally coming-of-age films mainly surround teenagers in high school, but as society shifts and generation’s change, the real struggle in identifying who you are comes right after college. It’s the moment where you finish school and the thought of being a fully formed adult is what makes us all spiral. School is a security blanket for so many of us and then … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Review

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Lucy and Desi’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi What can be said about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz that hasn’t already been said? Well, Amy Poehler brings the two of them together again in this beautiful, heartfelt documentary Lucy and Desi. What was so perfect about this documentary was the genuine care and love that went into retelling their story through archival footage, home videos, interviews, and clips from the … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Lucy and Desi’ Review

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Resurrection’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi When we are young, the decisions that we make, and one’s that are made for us can affect us for the rest of our lives. At one point or another, young women are taking advantage of because of their vulnerability and naiveté. Young girls have been groomed and abused in many different ways, as those acts can sometimes be labelled as love. … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Resurrection’ Review

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi What humans need more than anything, now more than ever is intimacy. What we are all lacking is a genuine connection with another soul. Whether you’re single or in a relationship, there can be a sense of emptiness, or that ten percent of something that could be lacking. Humans are never fully satisfied and especially in today’s generation, everyone is always looking … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Review