'Mulan' and 'Whale Rider': Director Niki Caro's take on Gender Inequality
Indie director, Niki Caro (known for 'Whale Rider') directs the live-action 'Mulan' and sets another example of strong females fighting against gender inequality.

TREASURE BOXING 8 took place on May 20, 2025, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Undefeated Subaru Murata defended his WBO-AP Super Bantamweight title against ex-world champ Yoshinori Oguni. Murata, a 28-year-old knockout specialist, faced the seasoned 36-year-old Oguni in a 12-round clash of power versus finesse. Held at the iconic Korakuen Hall, the event showcased Japan’s boxing talent, with Murata aiming to cement his rise and Oguni seeking redemption in a pivotal super bantamweight showdown.
Indie director, Niki Caro (known for 'Whale Rider') directs the live-action 'Mulan' and sets another example of strong females fighting against gender inequality.
If you've watched 'Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles', you are either someone who believes “nothing happens” in this three and half-hour film or you’re like me who believes everything happens.
In this high-flying mission, the pups gear up with jets to stop the Duke of Flappington and save Barkingburg.
The power to function. As people, we are richly blessed to have the wide ranging scope of what we can accomplish…physically and mentally…that aid in everything we desire to strive for and, ideally, accomplish. However, what if someone was experiencing daily life with these elements….only in a more muted manner?
So do I recommend that people see this movie, yes 100%, but do I think they are going to come out of it with 80 hot takes, yes 100%.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.