Category: Pacific Island
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‘LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest’
This movie is based on the LEGO Disney Princess building set.
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The Discreet Insensitivity of ‘Slumberland’
The cultural insensitivity of ‘Slumberland’ is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
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TIFF ‘22 Coverage: ‘Triangle of Sadness’
Ruben Östlund muses about his characters, “As soon as you get close to a person, you see them as just another human being”. It is widely recognized that aboard the luxury yacht in ‘Triangle of Sadness’, the different groups of people represent a small society as a commentary on classism and gender binaries.
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‘Black Adam’: Superhero Action, but Weak Story Shazam
The ‘Black Adam’ story is a blander copy of ‘The Mummy’, ‘Moon Knight’, and other Egyptian films made by Hollywood, taking place in the fictional Middle Eastern Kahndaq.
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Action-Packed ‘Black Adam’ Is Entertaining, But Won’t Save DC
The film is trying to revive DC’s former glory, it really is, it just doesn’t have everything it needs to get there. Luckily, Black Adam isn’t as bad as many internet haters want you to think it is.
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Reconnecting with Hawaiian Culture in ‘Finding ‘Ohana’
A family adventure film that features Hawaiian culture with a representative director and a diverse cast.
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Coming of Age with Butterflies and Timeliness | Podcast
The May Incluvie Movie Highlights features 3 fantastic coming-of-age films. We explore butterfly-inducing Sneakerella and Crush, and the sadly timely feature – The Fallout, about the after-effects of a school shooting.
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Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw Review
Eventually, “Hobbs and Shaw” introduces us to a Samoan community. Clearly, Johnson’s Samoan roots are on display. Quite frankly, I found this section of the film very intriguing. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has a solid track record in the diversity department
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ is now on Netflix
The original series is now on Netflix, you should definitely give it a watch. And if you’ve already seen it, watch it again.
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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.