Category: Movie
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You are my Tomorrow: “Vai”
The 2019 film, Vai, takes us through eight stories across the islands of Oceania. The settings are unbelievably beautiful, the cast is beautiful, the languages are beautiful, and the stories are beautiful…but heartbreaking.
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Sersi in Eternals is a New Look at the Female Gaze
Having Sersi be the central force in Eternals is unprecedented in its viewpoint and focus, from demonstrating a gentle type of leadership, to being overlooked in a group setting but succeeding in the goal at hand anyways, to having romantic options, to strength and integrity, and majority screen time – for a group that’s given…
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A child’s guide to raising himself: “Boy”
Taika Waititi writes, directs and co-stars in ‘Boy’, set in 1984 New Zealand. The film does just what Waititi dreamed of — it gave a great coming-of-age story to Māori people without making a story of the Māori people as an exotic other.
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A Tale of Two ‘Scenes from a Marriage’
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
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The Magic and Spirit of the Holidays in “48 Christmas Wishes”
A Christmas tale that everyone is wishing for, and that everyone will remember.
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Frozen II: The most disappointing original Disney animated movie since Chicken Little.
Frozen II is not quite direct to DVD Disney sequel level, but if it wasn’t for the spellbinding animation and budget, it certainly would be.
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Bergman Island Offers Ingmar Bergman’s Take on the Twenty First Century In Its Own Way
It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.
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Kristen Stewart And Pablo Larraín Give Princess Diana Her ‘Let It Go’ Moment In ‘Spencer’
Diana’s spirit has taken off, ‘No right, no wrong, no rules for me.’ And in that moment, as she runs on the screen, she gets it, her ‘Let It Go’ moment.
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Wolfwalkers Deserves More Acclaim Than Luca For Pride Awareness Through A Metaphor
It is the attention to detail that makes Wolfwalkers resonate more than Luca for Queer representation
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Tick, Tick… BOOM! Is An Artist’s Fond Tribute To His Idol For All Fans of Musical Theater
At its heart, it’s a fond tribute to an influential artist and thus one that can speak to everyone’s inner artist, even if it lacks the sincere commentary you may wish to see.