sick and ignorant of disney to tell indigenous hawaiians to seek better opportunities off their island and give up their children to the state, it just undermines one of the beautiful messages the original had. i knew they would do this when they casted nani however, they’ll never give opportunities to our people even in this day and age.
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Hui Aloha ʻĀina Momona; Community-led stewardship project in Moloka‘i working…
Celine Song masterfully spoon feeds us rom com tropes while trojan horsing her own cynical ideations on what it means to love, her scriptwriting always immaculate.
I loved how the two interests were perfect foils and antithesis to one another, while both having logical and rational reasoning for their expressed interests in love and marriage.
The film paints the critical nature of us and how we often view dating in of numbers and potentiality. How desperately we set our…
This film is gushing with bombastic screams, killer music cues, and a unique but memorable costume and set up. Not to sound like a broken record but it truly is crazy that an otherwise fairly forgotten 80s slasher has better lighting, score and tense scenes than most modern day ones.
it definitely has its white saviour moments, but they are outshined vastly by the strength, resilience, and stories of the Inuit students in Kugluktuk. This showcased the struggles many of our relatives are facing in the northern circle, which is quite a surprise from a sports drama. the acting was incredible and the story was emotional. i have a lot of family that i know that have chosen that dark path because they think they’re is no escape. this film…
