The Summer Book: Hoping for new life
“Life is long.” For a young girl and her family, a summer at their island summer cabin is filled...
Tag: grief
Tinā: Harmony saves
Teachers inspiring students is a familiar theme in films. Tinā, from writer/director Miki...
Pools: Sinking in grief
On the surface, Pools, written and directed by Sam Hayes, is about escaping the heat into the cool...
Sundance: Eternal You – AI seance?
Is there a loved one you long to talk to? Do you think a medium and a séance would work? How about...
Better Days: The Shadows (and Sunshine) of Grief
What is the appropriate amount of grief?This is the key question behind Better Days, a film...
More Shorts from Slamdance 2023
Here are a few more shorts from the Slamdance Film Festival. These come from three different...
The Book Keepers – Journey in grief
?The most powerful words in English are ‘Tell me a story,’ words that are intimately...
TIFF ’21: The Starling
In?The Starling, Lilly (Melissa McCarthy) and Jack (Chris O?Dowd) are a couple who have been...
Audible – Teen Angst in Silence
The teen years can be a challenge. It is a time when people struggle with their identity and their...
WandaVision Episodes 5 & 6: Coming Back from Cancellation
[Caution: This post contains spoilers for Episodes 5 & 6 of?WandaVision.] Grief is a strange...
@Sundance: Land
?Why are you helping me?? ?You were in my path.? Surviving may be all that someone can...
Onward: The Magic is Within
?Long ago, the world was full of wonder. It was adventurous, exciting and best of all, there was...
Waves – A Family’s Darkest Hours
In Waves, from director Trey Edward Shults, a suburban African-American family faces struggle,...