Tag: Amber Midthunder
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Opus with Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich
Opus is an allegory. The dictionary defines allegory as “a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.” That’s the closest I can come to interpreting what is happening in this muddled movie.
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Rez Ball review, Native Americans tell their own inspirational sports story
Rez Ball is like a lot of other inspiring sport stories about teams that rise above their challenges and make it to the championship. The difference is this one is written, directed, and performed by an all Native cast, many who never acted before.
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Wow! 6 women powered, women empowered, shows in recent weeks
In the past month or so, I’ve seen several outstanding movies and TV series that are written by or directed by women and that star women in roles where they either hold or take the power. I know I’m forgetting some or haven’t seen everything, so feel free to suggest more in the comments.
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Prey, this prey vs. predator story is a winner
Prey is two kinds of origin stories. One takes us back 300 years to an early arrival of a Predator on earth in a story that precedes a long string of Predator movies. The second is the coming of age/origin of a Comanche hero, a young woman named Naru, played by Native American actor Amber…