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

A dark film in the tradition The Brother’s Grimm.
I think that the happiness and survival of "Wynonna Earp"’s LGBTQ+ characters is incredibly refreshing in contrast to the prevalence of queer suffering and death in other television.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.