I’ve come to a conclusion lately: I love silent movies. The more I watch, the more I respect the directors and actors for being able to show me without telling me—or, I suppose, it’s “tell me without telling me.” There’s an honesty to it that modern films, for all their technology, rarely achieve. One film
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There is this invisible line between what makes someone a good person and a bad person, and A Separation is one of those movies that really makes you see it. The film clearly shows the selfishness that can exist in being human, even when people are not necessarily bad. A Separation is an Iranian film about
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Now let me say this: I have never watched a movie from the bad guy’s point of view before. It was a new, deeply unsettling experience. Waltz with Bashir is an Israeli animated war documentary film directed by Ari Folman. It follows Folman, who served as a soldier during the 1982 Lebanon War, as he
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On the surface, it may seem simple—high school romance, right? But it’s so much more than that. Orange is about regret. Mental health. Suicide. Second chances. Friendships. The impact of our choices. Selfless love. This is a rare full package for emotional movie watchers. The story follows a high school girl named Naho Takamiya (played by Tao Tsuchiya) who
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I finished Black Clover Season 1 in a week. Thank god I was free, because the need to press “next episode” was overwhelming. The best thing about anime? Short episodes—but still packed with detail. Excuse me, I’m still new to this world, but I think I’ve already fallen hard. Black Clover takes place in a
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From Me to You (Kimi ni Todoke) was my very first Japanese movie, so it holds a special place in my heart. And what are the chances that you get to watch a Japanese gem on your very first try? I stumbled onto this film without knowing anything about it, and it completely won me over.
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Released in 2002, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is an animated film by DreamWorks that follows the journey of a wild Kiger Mustang stallion as he fights for his freedom during the American Indian Wars. Directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook, the film tells a powerful story of resilience, friendship, and the bond between
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I consider myself lucky that Howl’s Moving Castle was my first choice to introduce me to the world of Japanese animation. What are the chances that a random pick, purely based on the synopsis, will turn out to be one of the most celebrated fantasy movies in not only Japanese cinema but the whole cinema world? Howl’s Moving Castle follows a young woman
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Ever heard of that area called “the West Bank”? Or that period where Israel was fighting Palestine for a particular area across the borders of the two countries? Well, this documentary will give you a better insight into what really happened. The documentary film is about Emad, a Palestinian farmer living in Bil’in, a small village located near the West Bank, which
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You know, one of the reasons why many grown-ups still enjoy cartoons is how they silence your mind. That was not the case with Mary and Max. This stop motion pulled my emotions in something I did not expect from an animation. It’s the way the story is stitched together from beginning to end that
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