Girl in the Video (2024)

Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

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.

With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture. 

At its heart, it’s a fond tribute to an influential artist and thus one that can speak to everyone’s inner artist, even if it lacks the sincere commentary you may wish to see.

In My Octopus Teacher, documentary filmmaker Craig Foster models healthy masculinity by showing us a trusting, gentle, and emotionally fulfilling bond with an octopus.

The film centers around two young women, Becca and Sam, who were once high school sweethearts until they reconnect in their town.