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...

‘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...