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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‘Jujutsu Kaisen O’ Tops ‘X,’ ‘Outfit’ And ‘Umma’ With $18 Million Weekend
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Funimation and Crunchy Roll Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was the top newbie of the weekend, pulling in a solid $17.7 million Fri-Sun launch. Even with a 2x weekend multiplier, it again showed the...
‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Nabs Strong $8.7 Million Friday
JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 Funimation and Crunchy Roll Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was the top newbie on Friday night, easily besting three lower-profile new releases as the industry waits and hopes for The Lost City to s...
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...
‘Turning Red’ Again Shows That The Pixar Slump Was Just A Myth
TURNING RED PIXAR Turning Red 2021 98 minutes Rated PG Debuting on Disney+ March 11 Turning Red is yet another Pixar triumph. It is yet more evidence that the so-called Pixar slump, which became a fas...