Things that we are taught in our childhood, we keep for the rest of our lives. This experience the attractive Barbara Taylor has to make. She had a child relatively early with her boyfriend William, who is now her husband. But William is not very loyal and gets punished for it: When fucking the horny neighbor, his heart stops, making Barbara single-handedly raise her child. Of course, she makes sure that her daughter doesn't suffer the same fate. Thus, she is of course furious when the daughter brings home the first boyfriend. But things take their course - like mother, like daughter.
As a whole, Sightless pushed boundaries between illusion and reality. It made viewers question if there really is a difference. Ellen was strong, brave, and even compassionate given her situation. She was a force to be reckoned with.
Complex relationships between mothers and daughters are far from a new concept, whether the strain comes from abandonment, beliefs, or trauma. In My Only Wish, an Incluvie Film Festival submission, Brenda Gutierrez’s take on her character’s maternal divide comes in the form of abandonment.
Can a piece of bad representation truly be reclaimed? We Are Pat (2025) attempts to answer this question.
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The Suicide Squad's Polka-Dot Man aka Abner Krill, played by David Dastmalchian, helped me come to terms with my own issues of anxiety.
I highly recommend Kill Bill: Volume 2. In classic Tarantino fashion, specific sections of the film are a tad too long, but overall, it’s a wonderful piece of escapist fiction.
