Tag: Rachel House
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Moana 2 review: finding your way
Moana 2 tells an adventure story about finding new lands and new people. It’s a little darker and scarier than the original Moana story. It was very good, although I didn’t think the music was as good as in the first film. The songs about getting lost and taking chances didn’t resonate quite as much…
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Our Flag Means Death, season 2, give it up for the women
Our Flag Means Death, season 2, added some more women characters to the pirate mix. Enough that I felt it was worth talking about the series this season. There were no women directors (although season 1 had two episodes directed by Bert & Bertie). The lead roles were men. But it’s a good series –…
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Creamerie, comedy from New Zealand
Creamerie, from New Zealand, begins with the idea that a virus has killed off all (okay, not all) the men. It’s billed as a comedy, but I found it more of a genre jumble. Throw everything in and see what sticks, add plenty of pop culture homage scenes, put women in charge of dystopia and…
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Heartbreak High, uncompromising drama in this Aussie series
Heartbreak High, an 8 part teen drama series from Australia, takes on an array of powerful topics all organized around a sex education class dubbed SLT – or, inevitably, sluts.
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Cousins, the story of three Māori women
Cousins, from New Zealand, spans decades in the lives of three Māori women. It’s a story of family, of colonization, of the land, and of the people. It’s a beautiful, touching, memorable film now available on Netflix. The film is distributed with the help of the ARRAY collective that helps uplift women’s voices.
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Review: White Lies (Taukiri Huna)
White Lies (Taukiri Huna) comes from New Zealand. Matters of life and death are set against the culture clash of Maori and colonial in the early 20th Century.