Shadow in the Cloud – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (TIFF20) – Review by Pam Grady

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020 Pam Grady 0 Comments Chloe Grace Moretz, Roseanne Liang, Shadow in the Cloud

Shadow in the Cloud is like a big hit of dopamine, pure pleasure. Roseanne Liang keeps the tension high and the action flowing, but her ace is the fly girl in the turret. Chloë Grace Moretz inhabits this fearless woman with grace, athleticism, and elan. Ten years after Kick-Ass, she is still a superhero.

Festivals Reviews

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (TIFF20) – Review by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 0 Comments Chloe Grace Moretz, Roseanne Liang, Shadow in the Cloud, TIFF, toronto international film festival

A woman in extremely difficult circumstances fights to survive and have her professional expertise recognized on her merits in an industry where disgusting, violent sexual predators rise to the top. Shadow in the Cloud is a satisfying genre ride that barrels along at a cracking pace, never sacrificing its thrills for her unwavering focus on gender politics, power, abuse and the perils of being a woman in a male-dominated workplace.

Festivals

Midnight Madness Gender Parity at TIFF 2020 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reports

September 1, 2020September 13, 2020 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 0 Comments April Wolfe, gender parity, Madeleine Sims-Fewer, midnight madness, Peter Kuplowsky, Roseanne Liang, Shadow in the Cloud, tiff 2020, Violation

The 2020 Midnight Madness program is notable for reaching parity through an emphasis on both quantity and quality, making claims of tokenism effectively impossible. While the ethical debates around programming and equity in terms of gender and other points of difference are complex, to achieve gender parity in a program of top shelf films where 50% of the filmmakers are women and 50% are people of color is no small deal.