“The Willoughbys” Finds Light in the Darkness
A dark film in the tradition The Brother’s Grimm.

Violeta and Nacho are at a film festival. They just got home after partying all night long. One of them has made a life-changing decision.
A dark film in the tradition The Brother’s Grimm.
The idea of Rosemary's baby but with lesbian partners drew me in, and I was anticipating what the film had in store with its reimagining. Unfortunately, it all felt a little too vague to leave an impact.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
This showcase of Hollywood’s finest talent will certainly be around come awards season, and much deserved
The Djinn is about childhood traumas and lifestyle changes. It tells the story of Dylan (Ezra Dewey), a mute boy who blames himself for his mom’s death. He also condemns himself for being speech-impaired, and he thinks that if he did not have that condition, everything could had been different.
One of the great achievements of this film is its ability to challenge the mind and to force you to try to process information in a different way than you’re used to.