TIFF 2023 Review Wildcat

Wildcat – TIFF 2023

Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya in a biopic about author Flannery O’Connor in Wildcat. Flannery O’Connor (Maya Hawke) is a deeply Catholic aspiring writer from New York of the 1950s. While travelling to Kentucky to visit her mother Regina (Laura Linney), Flannery is diagnosed with Lupus, a condition that previously took the life of her…

Bones and All

Bones and All

Disclaimer: My thoughts on Bones and All are based on the content of this work of fiction and do not support nor condone the act of cannibalism A teenage girl battling cannibalistic urges goes on a cross-country trip to locate her birth mother in Bones and All. Maren Yearly (Taylor Russell) is a teenager whose…

A Different Kind of Boy

A Different Kind of Boy

Alexander is a teenage boy with autism, who has just finished school and is preparing to head out to live on his own.  Following his 18th birthday, Alexander goes on a trip to Barcelona with his older brother Sebastian.  As they head off to attend a game by FC Barcelona, the two brothers bond, as…