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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.

Sense and Sensibility

Director Georgia Oakley's sober, naturalistic take comes at the expense of the novel and its author’s intentions.

By |October 16th, 2026|Book adaptation, U. K.|0 Comments

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

It features a winning and touching comic performance by Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel).

By |September 25th, 2026|Japanese, Musical|0 Comments

Reading Lolita in Tehran

The adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s best-selling memoir of her life in post-revolutionary Iran, where she shared forbidden Western books with seven female students.

By |July 9th, 2026|Book adaptation|0 Comments

Honeyjoon

At what point, the film asks, can the bereaved let go of grief and reclaim the pleasure of being alive?

By |June 11th, 2026|Family drama|0 Comments

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