STRAW 2025: A Mother’s Silence Was Louder Than a Siren
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

An impotent young man moves to the city with his supportive girlfriend.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
Happy Halloween! If you were debating capping off Spooky Season with a viewing of Hocus Pocus 2, it is just very clear that this is more for the younger audience as opposed to people who grew up with the original.
A Black woman centered in a box office rom-com with a happy ending and no struggle love.
Most movies give you their point upfront, while others make you think it’s about a specific topic, then reveal that the story is about something else. Pink Lady belongs somewhere in the middle of those two categories.
I have no idea how getting an abortion is still not a basic right at this point, but that means the fight is far from over. So, films like Happening are ever-relevant.