Author: Sarah Stefanson
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The Space Between Us
Sarah takes a movie bullet for you, ultimately wishing that there was more space between her and science fiction teen romance The Space Between Us. The Space Between Us opens on a room full of very pleased with themselves rich people dressed to the nines and ready to send off the first colonists to a…
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13 Reasons Why
Nevermind Degrassi Junior High; 13 Reasons Why, the new show from Netflix, has the market cornered on capturing the (trauma of the) high school experience. I watch a lot of garbage on TV. A large portion of my chosen entertainment is curated for the specific purpose of helping me turn my brain off, stop my…
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Riverdale
The new show Riverdale has tongues wagging about tradition vs new ideas in the Archie universe. We give you our impressions after the first episode. I sent the following text to my boyfriend the other day while he was at work: “This is important: They’ve made a Netflix Original live action series out of Archie…
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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
The fast talking Gilmore Girls are back with a new Netflix original series, A Year in the Life, reuniting fans (and haters) with Stars Hollow. I have a friend who works in a psychiatric penitentiary, so when it comes to choosing a show to watch in the evening, she doesn’t want anything featuring people beating,…
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Inside Out
Disney Pixar’s Inside Out proves once again that the venerable storytellers aren’t afraid to tackle some heavy themes and emotions with creativity, wit, and warmth. In a theatre packed with kids and reeking of old baby spit-up, I saw Disney Pixar’s Inside Out with my boyfriend and his 11-year-old daughter. She is the same age…
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Cinderella
With the live action Cinderella, Sir Kenneth Branagh updates Disney’s classic about a kind-hearted girl being hounded by her two fugly-ug sisters and Cate Blanchett. The original 1950 animated version of Cinderella is one of my top three favourite Disney movies, so this year’s live action remake had a lot to live up to for…