It’s nice to see more female-led productions defying the odds these days. You'll find this with Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder's indie charmer The Planters, which captures loneliness and friendship in this time of isolation. Martha Plant (Kotcheff) lives by herself in her childhood home. Her parents died a year ago, and she’s a repressed,... Continue Reading →
Fantasia Film Festival 2020: The Dark and the Wicked
Dealing with a dying loved one is difficult enough, but when mental health, family bonds, and grief get side-swept with the supernatural, you get Bryan Bertino’s The Dark and the Wicked. Louise (Marin Ireland) joins her brother Michael (Michael Abbott Jr.) at their family home to help their mother (Julie Oliver Touchstone) look after their... Continue Reading →