MOMMIE DEAREST
The buzzy new horror film “Umma” brings a fresh take to one of the genre’s favorite topics of concern—generational trauma—by telling the story through an Asian immigrant lens.
Kyle Turner is a queer freelance writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He is a contributor to Paste Magazine, and his writing on film and culture has been featured in The Village Voice, GQ, Slate, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times. He is relieved to know that he is not a golem.
The buzzy new horror film “Umma” brings a fresh take to one of the genre’s favorite topics of concern—generational trauma—by telling the story through an Asian immigrant lens.