BY: AMANDA GUARRAGI The reason why many of us find comfort in coming of age films, is because it takes us to a place of mutual understanding for the teenage experience. There’s always a sense of nostalgia and moments that will have you reminiscing about your high school crushes. Navigating adolescence is hard enough as it is, but when life throws you curveballs at that … Continue reading The Half of It Review
By: Amanda Guarragi “They say innovation was born out of desperation.” Take Out Girl is a modern family drama that depicts the life of minorities and low income families living in Los Angeles. Tera Wong (Hedy Wong) is a desperate, twenty-year-old Asian girl, who wants to give her family a better life and help their failing restaurant. To make some extra money, Tera uses her family … Continue reading Cinequest 2020: Take Out Girl Review
By: Amanda Guarragi “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.” – Jane Austen The first line in the novel is also presented at the beginning of the film adaptation of Emma, which … Continue reading Emma (2020) Review
photos courtesy of Good Company Pictures By: Amanda Guarragi An Elephant in the Room focuses on a holistic way of dealing with grief at a centre called “Good Grief” in New Jersey. In this documentary, Katrine Philp shares the stories of six children and their companions who have lost their parents. It shows many different approaches in handling grief and acts as a catharsis for everyone … Continue reading SXSW 2020 Documentary Feature: An Elephant in the Room
| Header Courtesy of Gray Hat Productions | BY: AMANDA GUARRAGI Lynn Chen’s directorial feature debut, I Will Make You Mine is a film about three women at different stages of their lives. Erika, Rachel and Yea-Ming all have one thing in common and his name is Goh. It is also the final instalment of the Surrogate Valentine trilogy, written and directed by Dave Boyle. … Continue reading SXSW 2020: I Will Make You Mine Review
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