A stay-at-home mom is overworked, under-cared-for, and finally snaps. As she turns into a dog version, or a literal bitch, her clueless husband wants to save face more than anything else.
Tag Archives: Drama
Wu Kong (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]
Based on the legend of the Monkey King, Wu Kong is a retelling of Sun Wu-kong’s story where he is born and sent back to his mountain where he is raised and trained by a monk to then go create some mayhem and cause some changes in the realm of Heaven.
Mohawk (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]
In 1814 North-Eastern United States, a Mohawk woman and her two lovers unleash their fury on a group of militia men who have trespassed onto Mohawk land and want them dead.
Boyka: Undisputed (2016) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]
Following the death of an opponent, Boyka questions why he is doing this sport and what he wants from it. As a means of atoning for the death, he goes to visit the deceased’s wife to try and help her as best he can to in turn be able to forgive himself.
A Ghost Story (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]
After his death, a man goes home dressed in a white sheet to try to reconnect with his grieving wife.
A Ghost Story an intimate haunting film by David Lowery that explores themes of grieving, remembering, being remembered, learning to let go, and ultimately love. Here Lowery creates an intimate look on a couple in a short time before killing the husband, leaving his wife in shock and trying to figure life out for herself. He also explores this death from the deceased side of things without ever going in the cheesy or creepy worlds many ghost story films go to in order to do this. Here he creates 2 strong leads that have very few lines, yet manage to pass emotions and feelings through watching these two people interact before the husband’s death and how they are after it.
The Gangster’s Daughter (Shaowu The Bad) (2017) [New York Asian Film Festival 2017]
After her mother’s death, a teen struggling with living with her grandmother goes to live with her gangster father in the city.
Tilt (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]
Kasra Farahani’s “Tilt” is a compelling and sometimes spellbinding dramatic thriller about the American dream and the ideas about fulfillment and freedom. Set amongst the backdrop of the turbulent election that gave the Presidential seat to a wealthy and very loud mogul, “Tilt” is a sharp and often disturbing look at the disintegration of a man. “Tilt” is fairly simplistic but rich in substance as it depicts America as something of a stagnant pool where freedom reigns but nothing ever changes. Joseph Cross’s performance as a self important filmmaker and struggling artist is astounding, as he injects layers of frustration and anger at a world that he never fully comprehends.