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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·January 13, 2023

“Beauty and the Beast”: character development or Stockholm syndrome? 

“Beauty and the Beast,” 1991, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise tells the story of Belle (Paige O’Hara), an...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·October 7, 2022

“Coraline”: a very creepy children’s film 

4/5 “Coraline,” 2009, directed by Henry Selick and adapted from the Neil Gaiman novella of the same name is a...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·October 28, 2022

“Frankenstein”: A message lost in adaptation 

3/5  “Frankenstein” (1931), directed by James Whale, is an adaptation of the Mary Shelly novel of the same name. The...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·February 3, 2023

“Princess Mononoke”: a simple concept with complex layers

5/5 ***** “Princess Mononoke” (1997), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, is a film produced by the Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli....
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·January 20, 2023

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”: a complex film that weaves together perfectly

4/5 **** “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018), directed by Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey and Bob Persichetti, is an animated film...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·October 21, 2022

“Beetlejuice” : a horror movie for comedy lovers 

4/5  “Beetlejuice” (1988), directed by Tim Burton, is a horror-comedy about a couple named Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·October 14, 2022

“Dracula”: an Adaptation that Lacked Everything

2/5  “Dracula” (1931), directed by Tod Browning and Karl Freund, is a film adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel of...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·November 11, 2022

“Heathers”: a dark comedy in the spotlight 

4/5 (Content warning for talk of suicide, sexual assault and homophobia)  “Heathers” (1988), directed by Michael Lehmann, is a teen...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·September 23, 2022

“Sleeping Beauty”: an underrated classic 

4/5 stars   “Sleeping Beauty,” 1959, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Eric Larson, Clyde Geronimi and Les Clark, is the story...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & EntertainmentMovie Review
·September 30, 2022

“The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”: the first true horror film; what does the ending mean? 

4/5 stars “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” 1920, directed by Robert Wiene is a German silent film that not only...
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