"Jaded" A Triple Entendre of Feelings
'Jaded' is a film that focuses on the decisions that can derail our lives. Zanna's story takes you through a wide range of emotions.

A short, experimental film that traces how two lovers (who are actually CCTV cameras) argue about love, ownership and sex in a virulently capitalist state of thought, while negotiating new terms for their increasingly anarchic relationship.
'Jaded' is a film that focuses on the decisions that can derail our lives. Zanna's story takes you through a wide range of emotions.
Considering the runtime, I expected each scene to hit harder as opposed to a series of montages and vignettes.
This 2016 winner of an Ophir Award for Best Film focuses on the forbidden romance of a young, Bedouin woman and the ramifications it has for her family, her identity, and her culture.
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
Meander, released in 2021, is a French gory horror film featuring a woman trapped in small spaces as she fights for her life, paralleling real pandemic life.