YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER MOVIE REVIEW

Writer/Director Kate Dolan follows up her successful short film Catcalls with another spooky tale titled You Are Not My Mother. A North Dublin teenager named Char (Hazel Doupe) has her world turned upside down when her mother Angela (Carolyn Bracken) reveals she just can’t do this anymore and disappears. Even stranger, she turns up moments later as if nothing has happened at all. The adults of the town warn their kids to stay away from Char’s family and those kids use this gossip as fuel to justify their cruelty towards Char taunting her with her tragic past. Her mother is…different, and her grandmother is of no help whatsoever, so it’s up to Char to save herself and her family by finding out once and for all if the woman living in her house is her mommy dearest. It’s a balancing act of mental illness and Irish myth with themes of clinical depression. Bradly, Tessa, Rae, and Lewayne mull over the myths and legends of the Fay, discuss real past events involving similar circumstances in their own lives, and decode which of the reviewers very well may just be a chaotically wicked changeling.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

DIRECTED BY: Kate Dolan

STARRING: Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Paul Reid, Jade Jordan, Ingrid Craigie, Jordanne Jones, Katie White, Aoife Spratt, Lucie Doran, Martin O’Sullivan, Miriam Devitt, Florence Adebambo, Colin Peppard, Madi O’Carroll

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

 

 

Tessa Morrison (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Unstabletop Gamers)

Well-rounded nerd and artist, Tessa Morrison grew up in the misty mountains of West Virginia and was constantly ridiculed for being a “weirdo.” Then moved to Austin in 2009 where people said the same thing, but in an endearing tone. Tessa works an office day job, creates puppets and fiber art, cosplays, models for gaming and animation studios, and volunteers for various organizations. One of which is the Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin’s first SciFi film fest, working in the capacity of Outreach Director and programmer. Another is local DIY-comedy-wrestling league, Party World Rasslin’, where Tessa scrambles around stage-handing and doing art department nonsense. Wrote and contributed to website and magazine Strange Kids Club for five years reviewing films, video games, and Halloween candy. Co-hosted a Public Access show called Ladies of Fandom. Previously guested on podcasts Blood Over Texas, Threequel Club, Trash in the Can, Retro Movie Roundtable, and Nerds with Mics.