The film’s final line—“Please gather your emotions; we are preparing to land.”—replays in my mind often, like a mantra, especially when I’m missing my father. It has a way of...
Life, lived day after day, can become a numbing routine. But every now and then, someone comes along and gives it meaning.
“What a fool,” I thought, though I couldn’t help but smile.
Every March, like clockwork, he would bring over a film festival booklet, and we’d sit together to pick the films we wanted to see.
"I want to stay and live with you,Sweat a little together, and sing some songs."
Last year, I came across a story in the newspaper about Natsume Sōseki. In one of his lessons, he asked his students to translate “I love you” into Japanese. Someone...
As sound crept into movies, reshaping the art form and catering to new audience tastes, the male protagonist refused to adapt. Critics labeled him a failure. It’s strange to think...
For me, watching this film was my own kind of sensory escape. The dialogue is sparse, the cinematography subdued, and the soundtrack isn’t particularly striking. But somehow, the simplicity of...
“When you were here before, couldn’t look you in the eye.”—Creep by Radiohead
It was the winter before my college entrance exams, sometime in late December. A friend had asked me to help out at an event, a simple enough favor—leading a team...
A Midnight in Paris-inspired playlist to unwind after a long day. Drift into dreams and extraordinary adventures with these soothing tracks.
I remember when Marriage Story debuted on Netflix, it was immediately a hot topic in various film discussion groups. The reactions were overwhelmingly positive—many people called it moving, some even...