Girls Will Be Girls In "Whale Rider"
People are so much deeper and far more extraordinary than what gender they were assigned at birth.

In an atmosphere of shadows and entrails, two marginalized women find in the grotesque a path toward absolute love, rebuilding themselves through blood and desire.
People are so much deeper and far more extraordinary than what gender they were assigned at birth.
I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it.
Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan deliver stellar performances in a film that doesn't live up to its potential.
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
Suppressed intergenerational family trauma and healing, warm welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe team, and Awkwafina's humor really make this film the real MVP.
The power of a talented female director like Patty Jenkins and an overall diverse cast is what makes this film worth watching for me.