'Beyond the Wall' Review: A Blind Man Shelters a Woman on the Run in Iran 'The Damned Don't Cry' Review: A Loose Remake of Pier Paolo Pasolini Finds New Blood At worst, Ana - like so many women - is looked at as something to be used, abused, discarded. Still, there are people in her life who care about her, like her kind co-workers Dimitri (Théodore Pellerin) and Max (Zlatko Buric), even if others treat her as someone who is, at best, invisible to them. But thorny questions persist, even in the most compelling of dreamscapes, and while Van Patten and standout co-star Mia Goth are up to the task of going where blunt material takes them, an unexpected restraint keeps “Mayday” from really breaking free.Īna’s life in a sterile seaside town isn’t a happy one, and when Cinorre’s feature debut opens, she’s starting another day that seems destined to be just like the ones before it. In Karen Cinorre’s fantastical, feminist “ Mayday,” Ana shrugs off her earthbound existence for something that, at first, seems like her ticket to fulfillment and happiness. But all that, strange as it may seem, is at least better than her real life, complete with a dead-end catering job and a sense of invisibility that’s not only in her head. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Magnolia Pictures releases the film in theaters and on VOD on Friday, October 1.Īna’s ( Grace Van Patten) restless sleep is punctuated with all sorts of strange things: nightmares about endless tunnels, worryingly quiet men, vintage bombers laden with airmen, and a clear voice spelling out “M A Y D A Y” via the phonetic alphabet. Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love. No fee was paid by the publisher for this review. The publisher of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. In the surprising middle grade fantasy The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray, self-acceptance is key.ĭisclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. Gwendolyn’s cycles between depression and mania are foregrounded as elements of her wonderful personality, rather than as mere impediments to her success. The cheeky, unreliable omniscient narrator keeps things funny and light, even when grim evil is bearing down on Gwendolyn. ![]() The central villain makes her doubt even her previous belief that she knows what’s best for her world she searches for the inner strength to proceed in uncertainty. She must decide whether she should do what is best for her world, or run away to join another one forever. ![]() Her travels lead her to the heart of her city, where she receives terrifying answers regarding the grim future of her world. When she makes mistakes, she learns to live with their consequences and recover with grace. As she adjusts to different settings, she learns how to balance her impulses with the advice of valuable allies. Gwendolyn breaks the norms often, as when she ignores her mentor and pledges her self in service to the queen of Faeoria. Each new land is described in terms of its history, magic, and people, through the eyes of characters who guide Gwendolyn well. Gwendolyn enters new worlds, including the Library of All Wonder and Faeoria, the land of faeries. But Gwendolyn can imagine things into reality, and that power may be the key to escaping the frightening Faceless Gentlemen. ![]() A fearful turn of events brings back the Lambents, who hypnotize her classmates. Her grey-skied city seems no better off than before, and she feels crushing apathy and sadness. Gwendolyn Gray saved the world-or so she thought. Williamson’s The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray bounces between fantasy worlds, spurred by the power of imagination. The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Grayī.
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