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‘Birthday Wonderland’ Is Pure, Gorgeous Chaos

July 17, 2019August 25, 2019 Marley CruschComments Off

But the film, which was screened at Fantasia 2019, suffers from not having a clear direction.

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Inside the Godhood in ‘Madoka Magica’

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Let’s unpack why Madoka was a holdout among her friends.

Diane Nguyen Taught Me Not to Be a Martyr for My Writing

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From her struggle to set boundaries for herself, to her mental health history, to her need to martyr herself for the greater good, I saw much of myself in Diane.

Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

By Rebecca Long

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic's two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie's lessons save us from ourselves?