Director Iris Shim Considers The Mothers And Monsters In Her Film ‘Umma’

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...

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...