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  • Memory And Desire (1997)
    Review preview for Memory And Desire

    Acting lightens the darkness and gives a simple, personal film unexpected depth.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Tragedy strikes a couple on holiday.
  • Mulan (2020)
    Review preview for Mulan

    This reimagining of Mulan is up there with David Lowery's Pete's Dragon in finding something fresh to say with the material by jettisoning the songs and the emphasis on comedy in favour of bringing its more emotional and adventurous themes to the fore.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A young woman disguises herself as a man to save her father from battle.
  • North Country (2005)
    Review preview for North Country

    What finally raises the film above its somewhat programmatic, fight-the-power formula is its willingness to provide a believable context for the abuse.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    One woman fights sexual harassment in the mines of Northern Minnesota.
  • Whale Rider (2002)
    Review preview for Whale Rider

    Deftly avoiding cliches, it interweaves traditional and modern elements so smoothly that one scarcely notices the contrast.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Granddaughter of Maori chief in modern New Zealand suffers rejection for her gender.

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