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Festive tidings to friends and lovers, one and all! Welcome to our mammoth Christmas special, where we rate everything we've watched this year. Enjoy Part 1! The video version is available to tiers on our Patreon.

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In our last Ref Plus for 2021, we cover Enemy, Oculus & Love Life. We also share the differences in podcasting pre-2020, 2020 and 2021. 

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 Deck the halls with cake threats, one-liners and walky-talky man feelings. Set off the explosives powered by international friendship and glass shards of marriage with Die Hard this week. 

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Welcome to Reference Max where I cover films and shorts screened as part of the 2022 Pasifika Film Festival.

Links to keep up with release dates on films/shorts

Huhu’a Niu (2019)
Directed by: Savelina Vaka'uta
Watch now

Waikiki (2020)
Written & Directed by: Christopher Kahunahana
Website

Urchin (2021)
Written & Directed by: Taofia Pelesasa
Trailer

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Written & Directed by: Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu
Trailer

The Alexander Ball
Director: Jessica Magro
Cast: Ella Ganza
Watch now

Neverland
Written & Directed by: Herbert Leota
Stream from Dec 1

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Welcome to Reference Max, where we have a lot to say on new releases so fitting it all into a multi-splooshy, spoiler-free review episode!

Dig through the archives of growing pains, investigative journalism and historical fanfare with Armageddon Time, She Said & The Lost King this week.

0:00 Intro

0:43 Start

1:55 Armageddon time

14:38 She Said

24:07 The Lost King

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Assume formation with pocket spears, mountain books and winged ankles. Remain in the stillness of grief and feel the healing of waters of Wakanda Forever this week.

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Unsheath your silver tongue dagger and prepare to ascend the throne at all costs, with familial lovin' as the mandatory side quest. Get in loser, we're going scab-picking with House of Dragons this week. 

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Plug into the diversity matrix where caucasity ticks all the boxes. Join the roll call of industry babies and diversity daddies with SIS this week.

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Open letter to NZ Film & TV Industry:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CjzmNu2JcFP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Clear your chanting throat, stretch your dancing muscles and oil up for a grand battle with... a formidable phantom enemy? Whisper sweet nothings through the barrier of forbidden love with The Woman King. 

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Trick or treat a buffet of canned vegetables, trauma bonds and epic fake outs. Head on down to old town strode for one last ride to hell with Halloween Ends this week. Quid Pro Mo for Popcorn Podcast 

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