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Natasha Alvar

Natasha Alvar

Natasha is an English Literature teacher. She believes that stories are the essence of being human, and loves sharing this world with her students. One day, she hopes to break into the literary world with an offering of her own, but for now, she finds enjoyment in writing plays for her students as well as penning content for Moviebabble. You can follow her @litmysoul on Instagram, if you want.

  • Retrospectives

    10 Years Later, ‘Leap Year’ is Pleasant but Forgettable

    by Natasha Alvar January 28, 2020
    by Natasha Alvar January 28, 2020

    When I first laid eyes on Leap Year, I was an impressionable 20-year-old on the cusp of 21-year-old greatness. I was slowly saving money and making plans for my Graduation Trip, in part eager to…

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    Rewatching ‘The Accused’ in #MeToo Era

    by Natasha Alvar August 11, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar August 11, 2019

    I watched The Accused many years ago, at a point in my life where I was too young to really know what was going on in the film. I knew it was a movie about…

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    Film Review – Ladyworld (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar August 4, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar August 4, 2019

    In its synopsis, Ladyworld is described as a female version of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, which takes place at a birthday party. You can imagine how my curiosity was piqued after that description,…

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    30 Years Later, ‘Say Anything’ Still Has Me Wishing For My Own Lloyd Dobler

    by Natasha Alvar August 2, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar August 2, 2019

    I have said it before, and I will say it again, 1989 was the year great movies were made. Romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally is such an example; wonderfully scripted and with a cast…

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    Why ‘The Last Summer’ Doesn’t Deserve a Review

    by Natasha Alvar May 20, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar May 20, 2019

    Yes I am aware of the irony at play here, since I am refusing to give it a review, yet writing about the movie on the site gives it a platform. I am also aware…

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  • ReviewsRomance

    Film Review – After (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar April 22, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar April 22, 2019

    Hi, it’s me again with another teen romance. Obviously I am suffering from some crisis after turning 30, and I accept whatever moral judgement you wish to throw at me. After, in a nutshell, is…

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    Film Review – The Perfect Date (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar April 14, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar April 14, 2019

    As our fearless leader Nick Kush noted, The Perfect Date seems like the perfect movie for me. For those of you who have been tagging along on my MovieBabble journey thus far, you would have…

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    Film Review – Pet Sematary (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar April 7, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar April 7, 2019

    Adaptations that emerge from Stephen King source material are either a hit or a miss. We had IT in 2017 that succeeded in making us fear clowns for the rest of our lives, and The Green…

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    A Look at ’13 Going on 30′ 15 Years Later, from the Eyes of a 30 Year Old

    by Natasha Alvar April 2, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar April 2, 2019

    It has been a few months since I turned 30, which of course made me think of this fantastic rom-com with the beautiful Jennifer Garner. The movie was released 15 years ago, yet she looks…

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    Unmasking ‘Us’: What Does it All Mean?

    by Natasha Alvar March 30, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar March 30, 2019

    Let me set the scene for you: It is a Thursday night, the rain pours all around us, my colleague and I are trudging through the rain and gloom to head to the nearby cinema…

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    Film Review – Five Feet Apart (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar March 23, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar March 23, 2019

    When I heard about Five Feet Apart, there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to watch it, regardless what the critics said about it. Firstly, it brings attention to cystic fibrosis…

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    A Feminist Rant on ‘Captain Marvel’ – She Deserved More

    by Natasha Alvar March 19, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar March 19, 2019

    My brothers and I have a tradition of watching any Marvel/DC movie that comes to theaters. Good or bad, we are there, in the center of the cinema, ready with our popcorn and our hot…

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    ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Just Turned 20, and I Feel Old

    by Natasha Alvar March 8, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar March 8, 2019

    The 90’s were host to all these great teen movies, like Cruel Intentions, Can’t Hardly Wait and of course, 10 Things I Hate About You. The script is funny and the cast really pull it…

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    Film Review – Paddleton (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar March 5, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar March 5, 2019

    I grew up on Everybody Loves Raymond, which really cements my view of Ray Romano being one of the funniest men on television. He comes across as real and authentic, which heightens the credibility of…

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    Film Review – Untogether (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar February 20, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar February 20, 2019

    With a distinct lack of romantic movies to drown myself in this Valentine’s Day, I decided Untogether would just have to do, even if the title sounds distinctly unromantic. I was not expecting much, given…

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    8 Romantic Moments to Put You in the Mood for Love

    by Natasha Alvar February 14, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar February 14, 2019

    Every Valentine’s Day, me and the girlfriends watch a romantic movie together. Every other day, my brother and I would put on a romantic movie that only the two of us would watch. This means…

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    30 Years Since ‘When Harry Met Sally’: Can Men and Women Ever be Friends?

    by Natasha Alvar February 5, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar February 5, 2019

    I love that When Harry Met Sally was released the year I was born; it feels almost serendipitous considering how much I adore this movie. I realize that by admitting this, I have revealed my…

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    10 Years of Being Told ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’

    by Natasha Alvar January 31, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 31, 2019

    The year of 2009 was apparently a Rom-Com year for me, because He’s Just Not That Into You is the second movie I remember watching in the cinema, with the first being Bride Wars. This…

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    Film Review – The Aspern Papers (2019)

    by Natasha Alvar January 23, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 23, 2019

    I have a special fondness for movies that are book adaptations. The world extends beyond the book, embracing the visual medium of film, and suddenly, what existed as foggy, intangible images in your mind become…

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    20 Years Later, I am Finally Old Enough to Watch ‘Cruel Intentions’

    by Natasha Alvar January 17, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 17, 2019

    When Cruel Intentions was released, I was 9 years old, so of course it wouldn’t even be a movie I would have known or watched. It found its way onto my radar after I watched…

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    ‘Bride Wars’ and Wedding Mania

    by Natasha Alvar January 7, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 7, 2019

    I got engaged about a month ago, so when I saw that this movie was celebrating its 10 year anniversary, I thought rewatching it would be a fun thing to do. After all, I first…

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    Differences Between ‘Bird Box’ the Movie and ‘Bird Box’ the Book

    by Natasha Alvar January 2, 2019
    by Natasha Alvar January 2, 2019

    As a book nerd and sometimes book snob, I frequently like to trot out the phrase, “The book does it better.” Of course it does. A book would have more space to properly set up…

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    ‘Philadelphia’ and 25 Years of Brotherly Love

    by Natasha Alvar December 29, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 29, 2018

    A couple of years ago, as my brothers and I settled in for movie night, we realized we didn’t have an inkling of what to watch. “Let’s settle on genre first,” my brother said, “Comedy?…

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    A Song List that Will Make You Nostalgic for Their Companion Movies

    by Natasha Alvar December 27, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 27, 2018

    Has a song ever reminded you of a movie? Of course it has, that’s its purpose. If the song fits well with the movie, when you hear it, a montage will play in your head…

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    ‘Shakespeare in Love’ is the Bard at his Finest

    by Natasha Alvar December 24, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 24, 2018

    There must have been something in the waters in 1998, because it was the year that birthed so many good movies. Movies like Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, American History X, and of…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Movies That Make Us Swoon with Passion

    by Natasha Alvar December 21, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 21, 2018

    My use of the word passion here does not always mean sex. I feel that the audience (well, at least me) never really want to see explicit love scenes. We are emotional beings who thrive…

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    Film Review – Dumplin’ (2018)

    by Natasha Alvar December 14, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 14, 2018

    Dumplin’ will probably be the last Netflix movie I review this year, and thank god it is, because it is an absolutely fantastic treat to end the year on. Be warned though, you might find…

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    A Christmas Movie List to Satisfy the Romantic in You

    by Natasha Alvar December 11, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 11, 2018

    Christmas is fast approaching, and as much as I am looking forward to the festivities, I know that when Christmas finally comes, it will be over way too soon. At this point, I find myself…

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  • News

    5 Reasons Why ‘Black Panther’ Deserves its Golden Globe Nomination

    by Natasha Alvar December 8, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 8, 2018

    The nominations for the 2019 Golden Globes are out, and let me just say, there are some interesting choices. I was wondering whether I should pen this, since online lynch mobs are not my cup…

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    Film Review – A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018)

    by Natasha Alvar December 7, 2018
    by Natasha Alvar December 7, 2018

    A Christmas Prince was a hot favorite from Netflix last year, not because it was a good movie, but mainly for the cheesy feel-good type of way it conducted itself. I was very much on…

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