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
By: Amanda Guarragi When children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, some tend to gravitate towards fame. They want to be famous. To be known and be loved by all. Little do they know that when they achieve that level of fame, they are put on a pedestal and adoring fans can have rose-coloured glasses with their favourite celebrity. Specifically, … Continue reading ‘Priscilla’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Five Nights at Freddy’s is a video game franchise that has grown over the past ten years. The characters of animatronic puppets and a security guard keeping the pizzeria (or other locations) safe have been reworked for nine games. The video games follow the same model but place the animatronic puppets in different environments. The games have gained a large cult following, … Continue reading ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi When we look back at history, the media has masked the brutality that occurred when colonizers came to North America. There is a stripped-down version of this and that of the Indigenous people. The book Killers of the Flower Moon, written by David Grann, highlighted the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI. Grann, an American journalist, crafted his novel with … Continue reading ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Since 2018, Mike Flanagan has given Netflix some incredible gothic horror series. Some have been adapted from novels, and others from the mind of Flanagan. He has created layered, heart-wrenching stories with The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, a religious and deeply unsettling cult narrative in Midnight Mass, and terminally ill teenage patients sharing spooky stories in The Midnight Club. … Continue reading TV Review: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (2023)
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