Where one might expect a heavy slate of mom-centric films in honor of Mother’s Day, this month’s releases buck expectations, relying primarily on darker, sometimes more unsettling, themes — with a few uplifting rock-and-roll documentaries and light-hearted comedies added for good measure.
May kicks off with the VOD release of “All My Puny Sorrows” (May 3), a story of two tight-knit sisters (Sarah Gadon and Allison Pill) who are struggling to heal after one of them attempts suicide. Directed by Mei Makino, “Inbetween Girl,” a coming-of-age romantic comedy about a biracial teen whose newfound sexual freedom serves as a fine distraction from her parents’ divorce, also gets a VOD release
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