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Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1985
I could not care less for Dance Tv... it's no Corny Collins show, or dare I say it, Camp Rock. A reminder that not all 80s movies had charisma! I did enjoy the Nun doing a pomelhorse routine though.
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Grand Tour 2024
Dump him Molly.
In all seriousness, this movie had a great description in the film festival brochure but I felt every minute of it (not a compliment). I read a review that it parodies 30s/40s travel films, and while I am not familiar with that genre, it felt like there just wasn't a purpose.
There were some great ideas (the puppet show vingettes, changing languages, mixing in documentary footage with the period drama) but these elements just hung there. Juxtaposition…
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We Were Dangerous 2024
A privilege to be at the NZ premiere of this movie. An energetic film about girlhood that circles some dark truths about Aotearoa. I was thinking about the the Abuse in State Care report that came out last week. This would be a great movie for English class in high school (compliment)
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