A haunting exploration of the human condition that delves into the the psyche of Marie, an isolated individual, as she navigates through identity and the search for love and acceptance. After finding old footage of her absent parents, Marie yearns for connection and remains unfulfilled despite her efforts to fill the void with romantic fantasies and altered personas. Marie's interactions with her concerned friend October and relationship with the elusive Cillian reveal her internal struggles. She grapples with her changing identity, her desire for parental love, and her increasing detachment from reality.
I came across Urchin by chance and decided to watch it because of the title. It made me think of the spiky animal that lives at the bottom of the ocean, and the old Dickensian novels, where an urchin was an orphaned, homeless child in shaggy and dirty clothes.
For viewers who love eating burgers, shakes and fries on the go along with a tasty side of nostalgia.
The French-born director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s strategic choice to entrust the interpretation of a conventional, feminine character to a non-binary actor pays off: Corrin’s Lady Chatterley is awkward, edgy, and uninhibited at the same time.
The sequel following The Son of Bigfoot explores Adam's conflict of discovering his true identity as he tries to save a wildlife preserve.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.
