By: Amanda Guarragi Horror films have flourished over the past decade. The familiar conventions have been altered through different perspectives from new filmmakers. No film is ever inherently original because of the foundation for each genre. There’s a way to honour the motion pictures that have come before while adding another visionary layer through a different lens based on its director. Longlegs director Oz Perkins … Continue reading ‘Longlegs’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi In 2018, John Krasinski debuted his sophomore feature, A Quiet Place. Krasinski made a film centred around family and communication. One family must survive these creatures, who are blind but are noise-sensitive creatures. The beauty of the first film comes from the impeccable sound mixing and sound editing because of the silence within the film. The family used sign language for the … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi 29 years ago, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, at the peak of their careers, made an action comedy that became an instant hit. With Smith’s charm and Lawrence’s perfect comedic timing, the duo brought a refreshing chemistry to the genre. When director Michael Bay was at the helm, the action sequences were far-fetched and not realistic. The Bad Boys franchise always had … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Every Last Breath, written and directed by Leonardo Gomez, begins with a heartbeat and an exhale. The lore of the Greek personification of death Thanatos is instantly presented through different senses. He would appear to humans to carry them off to the underworld when the time allotted to them by the Fates had expired. Gomez integrated the mythology and modernized the interpretation … Continue reading ‘Every Last Breath’ 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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