motherhood
In some respects, both Prime Minister and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You are…
Running Erins offers an exploration of modern motherhood, social expectations, and the overwhelming challenges of trying to have it all.
With Flora and Son, Carney is venturing toward more trendy mainstream territory again and yet stays within his most comfortable milieu.
Kindred features impressive performances from all actors, but the script lacks action.
Impetigore is a film of slowly unfolding horror, with every aspect designed to fill you with dread and sorrow.
When contrasted against the special designation conferred upon Final Girls, it seems apparent that the horror genre permits its mothers limited options.
With beautiful direction and cinematography, a haunting score, and excellent acting by Eva Green in particular, Proxima is a solemn, slow meditation on motherhood.
One Child Nation is, without doubt, a criticism on blind acceptance of nationalism. In this way, it is an incredibly timely piece that absolutely must be seen.
Otherhood might not be the worst thing Netflix has released since it started producing original films, but it lacks the artistic depth and ambition a story like this deserves.
Only You flips our expectations of a whirlwind cinematic romance to offer a painfully realistic look at the struggle to start a family.
Family doesn’t break new ground in the oddball, unexpected bonding comedy space, but it masters the art with a precise wit and efficiency that keeps it feeling fresh.
Dynamic turns from its two stars and an intriguing relationship at its core makes Nina watchable, if occasionaly frustrating elsewhere.
Our latest TIFF review is Les Salopes, a subversive film about a woman’s sexuality that is sure to be compared to the #MeToo movement.
Puzzle takes us along the creation, through each piece, discarding those that don’t belong, and finding a colorful compromise.
Just like his earlier short, Hereditary feels like nothing more than a provocation, updating the parental anxieties of Rosemary’s Baby for the modern era — and adding no substantial allegory that makes it feel any deeper than this.