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Staff writer Mariana Ferreira describes that Rebel Ridge, directed by Jeremy Saulnier, tackles political issues such as police violence and criminal injustice in a unique way and is bringing social commentary back to film.

Rebel Ridge: An oracle to the future of politics and film

By MARIANA FERREIRA | September 16, 2024

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Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, and the surprise second album The Anthology, draw on Swift’s experiences with love and fame.

The Tortured Poets Department aims to torture us all

By MARIANA FERREIRA | April 24, 2024

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The film Música relies on poorly portrayed aspects of Brazilian culture in an attempt to hide its overused plotlines and clichés.

Behind the guise of innovative filmmaking, Música only exacerbates a trend of harmful stereotypes

By MARIANA FERREIRA | April 22, 2024

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The film Problemista is a film that incorporates surrealism to express the imagination of a young man trying to pursue the American Dream.

Problemista’s dreamlike experience explores the darkness of the American Dream

By MARIANA FERREIRA | April 8, 2024

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Ferreira contends that Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 6 overly dramatizes Formula 1 racing.

Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 6 is far from a smooth operation

By MARIANA FERREIRA | March 4, 2024

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Ferreira reviews the latest Barnstormers production, Radium Girls.

The Barnstormers’ Radium Girls: An intimate portrayal of a fight for justice

By MARIANA FERREIRA | February 10, 2024

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Tina Fey wrote the screenplay for the original 2004 Mean Girls film as well as the 2017 musical of the same name. However, the new musical film that she wrote fails to live up to the high standards set by the original 20 years ago.

Mean Girls: No, it’s not better than the original

By MARIANA FERREIRA | January 30, 2024

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Saltburn follows a lower-middle-class university student who is drawn into a bizarre world as he stays at a friend’s luxurious English manor over the summer holidays.

Saltburn: A visceral, humorous commentary on wealth

By MARIANA FERREIRA | December 6, 2023

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David Fincher, the director of The Killer, is the creative mind behind movies like Fight Club, Gone Girl and Se7en.

The Killer: David Fincher’s new take on empathy

By MARIANA FERREIRA | November 16, 2023

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Mikey Pacitti as prosecutor Mr. Myers interrogates witness Janet (Lindsay Nelson) in the Barnstormers’ production of Witness for the Prosecution.

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The Barnstormers perform the thrilling classic Witness for the Prosecution

By MARIANA FERREIRA | November 4, 2023

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