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About Wilda Williams

Wilda Williams is a freelance writer and editor. She has reviewed for Film-Forward since 2019 and blogs about books, movies, and other cultural matters at willywaldo.tumblr.com.

The Librarians

Viewers who don’t follow the news or who still think of libraries as antiquated, dusty bookshelves will find this documentary illuminating and disturbing.

By |October 2nd, 2025|Documentary|0 Comments

Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5

Raoul Peck skillfully blends a portrait of the British writer George Orwell with a chilling look at the autocratic movements emerging around the world.

By |October 2nd, 2025|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

Architecton

Director Victor Kossakovsky has created an austere spectacle of sight and sound that must be viewed on the biggest screen with the finest sound system available.

By |July 31st, 2025|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight

This beautiful and painful coming-of-age tale features a powerhouse performance by eight-year-old Lexi Venter.

By |July 17th, 2025|Book adaptation, Top Picks|0 Comments

Materialists

Most rom-com heroines never discuss money, but here, the heroine is obsessed with it.

By |June 16th, 2025|Romantic Comedy|0 Comments

The Penguin Lessons

An amusing inspirational comedy set against the backdrop of Argentina's Dirty War.

By |March 27th, 2025|Book adaptation|0 Comments

Food and Country

An examination of the economic impact the Covid crisis inflicted upon the independent food industry.

By |October 10th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

The Outrun

Saoirse Ronan gives a raw and committed performance as a young alcoholic struggling in her recovery on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands.

By |October 3rd, 2024|Book adaptation|0 Comments

A Mistake

Featuring Elizabeth Banks’s bravura turn as a skilled Auckland surgeon facing the consequences of a split-second decision.

By |September 22nd, 2024|Book adaptation|0 Comments