Redux Redux (2026) and the Violent Nature of Motherhood
A consumed-by-rage woman travels from universe to universe to avenge the death of her daughter by brutally killing her murderer over and over again. And that's all that she does.

Set in a small town in India during the festival of Diwali, Dhan Ki Devi follows a day in the life of a child influencer, Ayesha, whose parents have unintentionally traded her innocence in pursuit of social media fame. Using Goddess Lakshmi as a metaphor, the film critiques the commodification of children and the silent loss of childhood in the age of likes and shares.
A consumed-by-rage woman travels from universe to universe to avenge the death of her daughter by brutally killing her murderer over and over again. And that's all that she does.
Battles will come and go and queer people do die for their identity and fights for rights, but that doesn’t mean the gays don’t deserve their happy endings in stories.
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
It’s dark, uncomfortable, and there are things that don’t make sense.