RoleEntertainment Writer
LocationToronto, Canada
ExpertiseFilm and TV, Pop Culture, Entertainment
Contribution266 articles published since June 2022

Amanda Guarragi

Amanda Guarragi joined Ready Steady Cut as an Entertainment Writer in June 2022. She is a Toronto-based film critic who has covered the Toronto International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Austin Film Festival, and HorrorFest International. She has been writing consistently for over eight years.

Amanda also launched her website and YouTube channel, Candid Cinema, where she shares her expert opinions on entertainment and provides commentary on pop culture.

She is part of the NAFCA and the Cinemania World Podcast team. Movies will always be her first love, but in 2023, Amanda has become a reader working for Maude’s Book Club. Her favorite director is Martin Scorsese, and her favorite film is The Departed.

She will watch everything and is always looking forward to the award season.

Articles by Amanda Guarragi

Fortune Seller: A TV Scam Review – What an Enthusiastic Voice Can Do

September 22 2022

Sometimes people can be gullible, and all it takes is a really good salesperson who knows how to talk to sell them on anything. Fortune...

Under Her Control Ending Explained – where will Sofía go?

August 31 2022

The ending of Under Her Control will leave you a bit frustrated. Beatriz has been nothing but nice to Sofía, and she does want what’s best for...

Under Her Control Review – who has the control?

August 31 2022

Netflix’s Under Her Control is about an ambitious fashion employee named Sofía (Cumelen Sanz), who becomes pregnant without wanting to. Her boss, Beatriz (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón),...

‘Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar’ Ending Explained – “The Portal of Truth” Cliffhanger

August 20 2022

Fullmetal has to fight Envy at the end of the movie, and it comes full circle. Whoever is left comes together to fight him and...

‘Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar’ Review – A Live-Action Adaptation That Doesn’t Stick The Landing

August 20 2022

When adapting anime or manga to live-action, the beauty of the characters and the story can get a bit lost. There are some things that...

‘Royalteen’ Ending Explained – Does Lena Fulfil Her Dreams?

August 17 2022

The ending of Royalteen shows that Lena has come to terms with the fact that she is a young mother. The twist in the movie...

‘Royalteen’ Review – The Secrets We Keep Have A Way Of Coming Out

August 17 2022

High school students have to deal with so much and they are often hiding a piece of themselves. Whether they’re not themselves with their friends...

‘Look Both Ways (2022)’ Ending Explained – Who Does Natalie End Up With?

August 17 2022

The ending of Look Both Ways is sweet and works for Natalie’s story. There is so much growth within the five years that she left...

‘Look Both Ways (2022)’ Review – Lili Reinhart Shines In The Best Netflix Film Of The Year

August 17 2022

College students always have the whole world ahead of them and are tricked into believing that a plan will always work. Life never turns out...

’13: The Musical’ Ending Explained – Turning Thirteen is a Difficult Transitional Period

August 13 2022

When Evan has his Bar Mitzvah there is a song that he sings to his classmates and they all chime in. Evan realizes that they’re...

’13: The Musical’ Review – A Generic Coming of Age Story with Great Songs

August 13 2022

Growing up is certainly not an easy thing, and at thirteen years old, it can feel like nothing is going right. The teenage years are...

Heartsong (2022) Ending Explained – What Happens With Mirze and His Love?

August 11 2022

Mirze struggled to accept the fact that his love was lost in Heartsong. He returned to his city after his wife died to rekindle some...

Heartsong (2022) Review – A Very Obscure Tale About Music and Romance

August 11 2022

Heartsong is a Turkish romantic comedy streaming on Netflix. It takes the cultural aspects and fuses them with musical lore to bring a romantic connection...

Darlings Ending Explained – Escaping Hamza

August 6 2022

The ending of Darlings really does play into the dark comedy aspect of the movie. Badru wants Hamza to hurt as much as she did....

Darlings Review – An Interesting Exploration of Female Agency in an Abusive Relationship

August 6 2022

Life has a way of coming full circle for everyone. Most of the time, parents find themselves in similar situations vicariously through their children. Their...

Wedding Season (2022) Ending Explained – What It Means To Truly Be Happy

August 4 2022

The ending of Wedding Season has Asha and Ravi come together despite their differences. The online dating profile that both of their parents made were...

Wedding Season (2022) Review – A Generic Romantic Comedy With Cute Leads

August 4 2022

Romantic comedies are usually a reflection of the social climate we currently live in. And dating in this generation has been even more difficult than...

Persuasion (2022) Ending Explained – Different Forms of Love

July 15 2022

The one thing that Jane Austen has always done is show the different forms love can take. Everyone involved in one of her love stories...

Persuasion (2022) Review – Dakota Johnson Does Not Suit The Time Period

July 12 2022

The 2022 Jane Austen adaptation Persuasion explores the yearning for lost love. When Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis, Calm with Horses aka The Shadow of Violence)...

‘Valley of the Dead’ Ending Explained – Could There Be a Sequel?

July 12 2022

The ending of Valley of the Dead felt pretty convenient because of all the zombies going after them. Having Jan (Miki Esparbé) and Matacuras (Aura...