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  Yellow Bus 2023

  ★★★ Watched 31 Aug 2023

  In one of many poignant scenes in Fran Kranz’ harrowing school shooting drama Mass, a victim’s mother pontificates that her son’s death should mean something. And it’s a sentiment that comes to mind in Yellow Bus, the similarly tragic debut feature from Wendy Bednarz. Specifically, it explores the fallout when a freak accident causes a young schoolgirl to die in a locked schoolbus, forcing her mother into desperate search for meaning and justice.

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  Seagrass 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Sep 2023

  A promising debut feature exploring familiar themes surrounding coming of age, marriage and interracial differences. Meredith Hama-Brown and her cast show good instincts in balancing the script's emotional restraint and heightened melodrama. The delicate perspective of the family's younger daughter is the film's highlight.

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  Nanny 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Jan 2022

  Wasn't entirely sold on the supernatural elements of this otherwise compelling immigrant tale. Still, it's a promising first feature that utilizes its cultural influences distinctively and effectively. Special kudos to the sound design team.

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  Ascension 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Jun 2021

  Was unsure about this at first, but this observational documentary won me over as it navigates the social ladder towards the "Chinese Dream." Mesmerizing footage, skillfully assembled. As we witness this society aim to compete with American levels of consumption, it'll have you wondering if this is a race to the top, or bottom?

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