Author: amy

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All About Lily Chou-Chou

Shunji Iwai’s ode to disengaged youths that searched for meaningful connection in online forums, as we follow the unraveling of a bunch of teens who grow isolated from each other and find solace in the mysterious and enigmatic Lily.

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Pete’s Dragon (2016)

After losing his family in an accident, Pete meets Elliot, the dragon who lives in the forest. Years later, he fatefully meets with Grace, the forest ranger.

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Aligarh (Indian Film)

Hansal Mehta’s latest follows the life of real life Marathi professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was fired from his position at Aligarh Muslim University due to his sexual orientation.

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Kubo and the Two Strings

Laika’s most recent outing, Kubo and the Two Strings, hit all the right notes for me in terms of emotional hooks and visual wonder.

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24 (Indian Film)

After the invention of a time-controlling watch, an evil twin kills his brother, changing everyone’s lives in the process. 26 years later, he’s back looking for the watch that wrecked everyone’s lives.

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Phantom Boy

A boy with the ability to astral project helps a bad-luck detective and an overconfident reporter when a mysterious man with a disfigured face threatens to take over New York.

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Innocents, The (2016)

A French Red Cross doctor in 1945 Poland is approached by a nun, who has sneaked away from the convent in search for help of an ailing nun who’s about to have a baby.

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High Sun, The (Croatian Film)

Zvizdan deals with the deep-seeded conflict of Croatia’s separation from what was once Yugoslavia, and their tensions with the Serbs in a three-part story depicting three different love stories featuring the same actors.