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Concluding our Miyazaki trilogy, we look back at the 2001’s Spirited Away. Continue reading “UW Film Club Podcast #77: Spirited Away”
UW Film Club Podcast #76: Howl’s Moving Castle
“They say that the best podcast burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst.”
Continuing Piper and Natalia’s introductory dive into Miyazaki oeuvre, we take a trip to 2004 with Stephanie’s favorite Miyazaki film ‘Howl’s Moving Castle.’ Continue reading “UW Film Club Podcast #76: Howl’s Moving Castle”
UW Film Club Podcast #70: Grave of the Fireflies
“Why do podcasts have to die so soon?”
After a 6 month hiatus, the UW Film Club Podcast is back! These are unparalleled times, and we sincerely hope all of our listeners are doing as well as possible. Continue reading “UW Film Club Podcast #70: Grave of the Fireflies”
Review: ‘A Whisker Away’ is a Fun Tale of Puppy Love With Cats
Studio Colorido have been one of the few anime studios to really make a mark internationally in the past few years. A Whisker Away, their second collaboration with Toho Animation after 2018’s Crunchyroll-exclusive film Penguin Highway, is good enough, even if its love story of naïve obsession is a little more than worrisome. The film is directed by Junichi Sato and stars Mirai Sasaki and Natsuke Hanae as the two main characters. Continue reading “Review: ‘A Whisker Away’ is a Fun Tale of Puppy Love With Cats”
Review: ‘Shoplifters’ Questions What It Means to Be a Family
Each year it seems that one foreign film captures the eye of the American public. This year, it comes in the form of Roma. Last year, A Fantastic Woman. The year before that The Salesman, whose director infamously refused to accept his academy award in protest of President Trump’s travel ban. However, despite the critical success of these films, it seems that each year, a group of unique and interesting foreign films get overlooked by the ‘Romas’ of their respective year. One film that I hope doesn’t succumb to this fate is Shoplifters.
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