women in film

A film made this critic’s heart burst with joy. Send flowers…and records.

As the lights came up at the TIFF ’19 premiere screening of TAMMY’S ALWAYS DYING, screenwriter Joanne Sarazen expressed her desire to portray a family that expresses their love through brutality. If that was the artist’s mission, then mission accomplished. The only question that remains unanswered is whether the audience wishes to be brutalized. TAMMY’S…