Female Filmmaker, Female Writer, Film Festivals, Film Industry, Film Reviews, Indie Film

Silent Night: TIFF21 Review

Year: 2021 Runtime: 90 Minutes Director: Camille Griffin Writer(s): Camille Griffin Stars: Kiera Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lucy Punch, Sope Dirisu By Tom Moore Writer/director Camille Griffin returns with a Christmas film that removes the warm, glitzy holiday cheer for a dark comedy that dives into the human psyche surrounding impending death. “Silent Night”(2021) opens in a way that feels pretty … Continue reading Silent Night: TIFF21 Review

Tom MooreSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 2021Leave a comment

Feminism, LGBTQ Cinema, Personal Essays

Colette: Writing, Gender Identity and Escaping the Patriarchy

By Caelyn O’Reilly “Colette” (2018) is a historical drama starring Kiera Knightley about power dynamics, writing, and societal expectations; and how gender impacts all of them. Much of the film is focused on the marriage between Colette (known at the start of the film as Gabrielle) and Willy, played by Dominic West. She’s a young woman from the French countryside, enamored with this confident Parisian … Continue reading Colette: Writing, Gender Identity and Escaping the Patriarchy