By: Amanda Guarragi The life of a businessman has changed over the decades. Salesmen are cunning and have been blessed with the gift of the gab. They can make everything sound truthful and exciting; without their turn of phrase, they couldn’t climb the corporate ladder. However, corruption and manipulation play major parts in making a deal. The only way to claw your way to the … Continue reading ‘The Apprentice’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Five years ago, Todd Phillips released Joker on October 4th and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. It went on to be nominated for 11 Academy Awards and win two Oscars; one for the brilliant score composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir and the other for Joaquin Phoenix’s transformative performance. You could say that this DC “Elseworlds” comic book … Continue reading ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi The media has played a major part in how men perceive women. Through commercials, television series and films, women have been objectified and hypersexualized to sell an ideal form of beauty only desired by men. Thankfully, power dynamics in the workplace have shifted over the years, but there is still a power struggle for dominance. A film like Babygirl, written and directed … Continue reading TIFF ’24: ‘Babygirl’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi There has always been something special about New York City on Saturday nights. Whether going out on the town or staying in, the media has always made the “Big Apple” appealing with the city’s bright lights. Nighttime in New York means an endless world of possibilities and a never-ending night that is bound to end up as a story. Fifty seasons ago, … Continue reading TIFF ’24: ‘Saturday Night’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Once in a while, there is one incredibly ambitious film that will be polarizing for audiences. The Cannes Palm d’Or winner Emilia Perez, directed by Jacques Audiard, is that film for 2024. There is no way to prepare anyone for the journey they’re about to go on with Audiard. The synopsis does not do the film justice. Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi and … Continue reading TIFF ’24: ‘Emilia Perez’ Review
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