Melissa Arditti, Author at 519 Magazine

Spilling the Tea: Tea With the Dames – WIFF Movie Review

November 13, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

The documentary Tea With the Dames, directed by Roger Michell is an intimate look into the lives of Dames; Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith. Now you may be asking yourself, what […]

Feeling A Little Bit Heisty: American Animals WIFF Movie Review

November 13, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

American Animals is not your typical heist, it is far more compelling of a story that unfolds to make you question what you are watching is fact or fiction. For keeping those thoughts rolling around […]

Never Enough: Generation Wealth – WIFF Movie Review

November 8, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

While some people may live paycheque to paycheque, there is an entirely different group of people who hold a position of power where money is no object to what one’s heart desires. Generation Wealth (directed […]

Triple Trouble: Three Identical Strangers WIFF Movie Review

November 2, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

Entering its 14th year of showcasing cinematic treasures from Canadian and International filmmakers, I had a wonderful opportunity to see several films this year at the 2018 Windsor International Film Festival. Three Identical Strangers, directed […]

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Not Just a Pelvic Thrust: Stratford’s Rocky Horror Picture Show Entertains

October 23, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

I have been a fan of Richard O’Brien’s 1975 cult-classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for such a long time. I remember setting my sights on Tim Curry (who played Frank N. Furter) in fishnet […]

We are always Searching! Movie Review: Searching

October 9, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

In the midst of perfection, we tend to lie to ourselves, believing that life will always be a smooth straight road. When heartache shows up, it can be a short-term visitor or a long-term tenant […]

Knock, Knock, Won’t You Be My Neighbour?

October 3, 2018 Melissa Arditti 0

Sadly, we live in a world where it feels unsafe to keep our doors open anymore and if someone does knock, we are automatically gearing ourselves up for the fight or flight mode. Half of […]