To my surprise, Anora has gotten good ratings amongst critics. Why surprise? Mostly because the story itself felt too mundane and narrow. Long gone are the days of Lifetime dramas that frequently aired on daytime TV. That’s how Anora felt to me. It felt like a Lifetime movie. Lifetime movies often portray the struggles and harm of women by men. Perhaps the decline of Lifetime dramas has led critics to overly praise Anora.
I do think it’s a good film…
A Quiet Place: Day One is a prequel to the Quiet Place trilogy. It’s centered around a cancer patient and poet named Sammy in Manhattan played by Lupita Nyong’o.
Day One was not what I expected from the title and as a prequel to the alien invasion. The storyline is primarily based on the experience of Sammy as she navigates the invasion and cancer. While the acting is impressive and the story of Sammy is unique and interesting, the movie…
The Boy and the Heron is a new but not surprising film from Miyazaki. The film is about a young boy named Mahito navigating his childhood, deceased mother, war, and a new parent. Compared to many of Miyazaki’s films, this one is primarily focused on family affairs and their secrets. There’s a touch of realism in terms of child psychology in the film. Mahito is an earnest, brave but disinterested child. He’s a boy with a one track mind who…
