Sandra Oh plays Amanda in the film ‘Umma.’ Sony Pictures At the start of our conversation about the horror film Umma—the title is the Korean word for mother—writer-director Iris K. Shim is...
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Sandra Oh’s ‘Umma’ Has No Drama, Just Trauma
‘Umma’ Sony Umma (2022) rated PG-13 84 minutes opens theatrically courtesy of Sony on March 18 It’s no secret that “trauma” and/or “generational trauma” have become glorified buzzwords in ...
‘Umma’ Is A Rich, Nuanced Supernatural Fright-Fest
My mother was always fond of the insight found in the phrase “hurt people hurt people,” whatever its mysterious origins are. Umma, a haunting new horror outing from writer-director Iris K. Shim, exemp...