Tinā review – a feelgood choir drama that follows a winning formula

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A huge hit in Aotearoa New Zealand, this film follows a teacher who transforms an elite private school with music, played beautifully by Anapela Polataivao Ah yes: the inspirational high school movie! This formula is an oldie but a goodie: a thinking-outside-the-box teacher profoundly inspires their students while restoring something broken inside themselves. Such narratives view education as a “school of life” in which everybody – irrespective of age and circumstance – is always in a state of learning and growing. The teacher’s unconventional methods are inevitably questioned; various triumphs and tragedies ensue. And in musically themed productions such as the Aotearoa New Zealand drama Tinā, momentum builds towards a rousing final performance. Tonally, Miki Magasiva’s film is less School of Rock than Mr Holland’s Opus: middle-of-the-road stylistically and not so much tugging the heartstrings as giving them a right royal yank. There’s no ambiguity in his script, which puts its emot...
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$ 100 million and abuse: what happens in court against the Kardashian family

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In Los Angeles, there is an active lawsuit against the Kardashian-Jenner family. Rob Kardashian's ex-lover Blac Chyna has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the star family. The girl claims that Kris and her daughters ruined her television career back in 2017. In 2016, the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians released Rob and Chyna's spin-off about a couple's life. Unfortunately, the lovers broke up a month after the birth of the child, and the show did not continue. According to Chyna, Kris Jenner influenced the closure of reality since Kylie was planning to launch another project at the same time. The 33-year-old influencer believes that Chris defamed her by persuading TV producers. Former stripper-turned-influencer Chyna also accused her ex-boyfriend of domestic violence and non-payment of alimony. In addition, she claims that her son Kris Jenner repeatedly used physical force on her. Rob slandered her on social networks after the breakup, according to the model. In particular, Kardashian posted her intimate pictures and photos of her new boyfriends and wrote about Chyna's addiction to drugs and alcohol. "I want our daughter to know that this is not loving. I don't want Dream to be raised by a mother who does drugs, drinks, and takes men to the house where my child is." Currently, Rob Kardashian does not maintain his pages on social networks. However, in the header of his Instagram account (banned in the Russian Federation), it is indicated that Jenner Communications post the posts. The Kardashian sisters themselves testified at the trial. They stated that Blac Chyna behaved inappropriately and beat their brother. In addition, Rob's mother, Kris, said that Chyna threatened to kill her daughter Kylie during her speech. According to TMZ, Chyna's performance in court was emotional. The girl burst into tears and stated that she did not have a personal bank account and she last filed a tax return several years ago. Since, in parallel with the court, Rob and Chyna decide on custody issues for their daughter (now Kardashian spends six days a week with her), her reputation is extremely important to the model.

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