Reno

**Never fear... Miss Meadows is here.** This is not the film everybody was expecting. But not bad to try after coming to know it. It is a black comedy, about a young single woman, a substitute elementary school teacher who moved to a new neighbourhood. She has no limit for her imaginations. Her world was full of wondrous, but there's a little dark secret too. Later, when she comes to face a big hurdle, how she's going to handle her new boyfriend who is a cop and from there where it heads was revealed. It was a Katie Holmes' show. It was a short film, but she was always there, the camera always with her. I'm seeing her film after a long time. She looks a bit old for this role, but worked well. The supporting cast was okay though. That little girl from 'Girl Meets World, Ava, was good. The film looks okay for all ages, but slightly violent with killing and other crime exposing scenes. Especially it is not for young kids, despite the film theme looks a bit magical. So it should be PG13. A decent writing and direction. The whole film was shot within two and half weeks. Because the story was simple, that takes place in the limited enclosures. So the experience of watching it was like a television film, but it is not. You might have seen some of the similar films, but still it is worth a watch. Not deliberately going for it, though when you ran out of the options. _6/10_

Kamurai

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is great proof that Katie Holmes can not only lead and carry a movie, but has a wide range of acting skill. This movie is all about character work, or you could say it is character driven. Meadows is an extremely complex character that is shown, but without explaining to the audience what they're supposed to be looking for (a drain on movies that do this), some audiences might miss the nuance of the character as well as her psychosis. The movie reminds me of a more mellow "Mr. Right", or at least with more realistic values. And in this lies the problem, every bit of this movie could be true, and that tends to put in eight different categories that people don't find entertaining, mostly because it's too close to reality, and you normally watch movies to escape that. The movie is metaphor, for the need to stand and defend what is right wherever we stand, and the a representation of the juxtaposition between violence and the social expectations for women. A LOT of people are going to hate what this movie represents, but I feel that's just representative how awful our society is. This movie definitely fills a void in the industry, it's masterful, well produced, but as good as the writing is, the content just isn't going to be palatable for everyone.