I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
To see a Studio Ghibli film is to believe: In wonder, in magic, in childhood imagination, and, most importantly, in the capacity for human compassion. And what could we use more right now than a little compassion? Thankfully, GKIDS and … Continue reading Studio Ghibli Fest 2019
I didn’t intend to bring my fifth grade self along with me on this trip, but clearly she was along for the ride.[Long pause]She was always around. That pause reveals more about the main character’s inner turmoil than a page … Continue reading ONLY YESTERDAY
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