Author: Incluvie Writer
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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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Juneteenth: Don’t Worry about Slavery, the White People Fixed It
Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States on June 19th, 1865. We did it! Everyone is free! Everyone is equal! End of story, right?
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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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The “Face” of Politics
As I typed this, Chris Evans was being “cancelled” on Twitter. I did a little research on this since I always thought Chris Evans was well-received. It turns out the backlash is because of a white savior movie he made called Red Sea Diving Resort.
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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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Tough Guy Babysits…Again: Playing with Fire
‘Playing with Fire’ was clearly a film made for a kid or tween-ish audience. Keeping that in mind, I thought ‘Playing with Fire’ was alright, though it did portray some harmful stereotypes.
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So You’re STILL Quarantined: ANOTHER 19 Movies to Catch Up on for Each Streaming Service
There is no such thing as watching too many movies. Since we’re still quarantined, I wanted to recommend another 19 movies for people to check out across Netflix, HBO Max, and more.
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So You’ve Been Quarantined: 19 Movies to Catch Up on for Each Streaming Service
So. You’ve been quarantined. For many of us in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, we find ourselves locked in our houses, with not much to do. Here’s a list of 19 movies you can catch up on!
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Dissecting the Casual Racism of “Airplane!”
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.
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Revisiting “Knives Out”- Now on Amazon Prime
Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi), Knives Out was one of the most clever and intricately crafted films of 2019.