The last film I’ll see before flying to Park City tomorrow is Andres Muschietti‘s Mama (Universal, 1.18), in which Jessica Chastain stars as a gothy adoptive mom. The way to “get” this film is to repeat the title as if you’re producer Guillermo del Toro. Americans say “mahma” with a first-syllable emphasis, but GDT pronounces it “mah-mah” with a faint second syllable emphasis. He almost says “ma-MAH.” Just say it that way over and over, and it feels cooler and cooler each time.

January 14, 2013by Jeffrey Wells12 Comments