She Came to Me (2023)

Coralie Fargeat once said that “Being a woman is body horror,” and when you think about the ways we are taught to experience our own bodies, it becomes almost impossible to argue with her.

For a young girl who wishes to keep her current traditions, this holiday will end up with a surprise twist.

Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress - just as she finds out her mom Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) is dying of cancer. While the singing is by no means spectacular and Sandler’s acting is stiff, the film is grounded in the moving performance of Lynskey as a mother who wants nothing more than for her daughter to achieve her dreams, even if she can’t be there to see them.

How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?

Elsewhere is less than fourteen minutes long, but it delivers a more emotional impact than most feature-length films. 

'The Fablemans' is Spielberg's most personal work to date, the cast delights audiences at the TIFF premiere.