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  • Spirited Away
  • Parasite
  • 3-Iron
  • In the Mood for Love

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  • Easter Parade

    ★★★

  • You Hurt My Feelings

    ★★★★

  • Air

    ★★★★½

  • Bread, Love and Dreams

    ★★★

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  • Suzume

    Suzume

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    I'm delighted that this movie was playing near me because this has been one of my most anticipated movies of the year and I was so lucky to see the subbed version on the big screen. I'm glad the trailers gave away very little because going into this mostly blind made for an exciting experience.

    Makoto Shinkai is incredible at combining reality and fantasy, but what makes this stand out from Shinkai's previous work is how this world is constructed…

  • Turning Red

    Turning Red

    ★★★★

    Turning Red is an incredibly charming coming-of-age story dealing with generational trauma, the process of growing up and embracing who you are. Domee Shi does a fantastic job of directing her first movie and you can feel her passion for telling her story through the lens of a Pixar movie.

    Taking place in the 2000s brings a lot of nostalgia. Meilin is a charming lead character and I liked her dynamic with her friends. They all felt like real 13-year…

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  • Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    ★★★

    The story can get a bit boring at times but every time a song and dance number begins, it’s a delight. Fred Astaire is charming but as always is outshined by his costar. Judy Garland shines in every scenes and just has this magnetic presence especially when she sings. The costumes also add a lot to these numbers. Feels like it goes on for too long after the big show.

  • You Hurt My Feelings

    You Hurt My Feelings

    ★★★★

    You Hurt My Feelings is a very charming slice-of-life movie about very relatable conversations and those white lies that people deal with every day. What makes this simple story stand out is the clever and humanistic dialogue touching on this motif and how hilarious it is. It's really well directed by Nicole Hilofcener and features strong performances, especially by Julia Louis Dreyfus. I really need to check out more of her work. The characters are all very fleshed out and…

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