Your Name
A modern anime masterpiece by Makoto Shinkai about two 17-year-olds, Taki and Mitsuha, who switch bodies in their sleep when a strange comet passes over Japan.
It’s A Wonderful Life
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
In this Frank Capra-classic, a desperate man, George Bailey of Bedford Falls, tries to commit suicide on Christmas eve, thinking his life has been meaningless. His guardian angel intervenes and saves him by showing him what Bedford Falls would have become had he not been born.
Sing Street
‘Sing Street’
Dublin, guided by his big brother, assembles a group of misfits from his all boys’ Catholic school to form a band to impress a girl who lives across the street. A story of brotherhood and artistic inspiration.
Arike
A still from ‘Arike’
Anuradha (Mamta Mohandas) tries to play Cupid to bring her friends Shanthanu (Dileep) and Kalpana (Samvritha Sunil) together. But fate has something else planned for the trio. It has one of the most brilliant ending shots in Malayalam with a long shot jump cutting to the title of the movie.
Blade Runner
‘Blade Runner’
The timeless sci-fi story about a future where synthetic humans called replicants are used as slaves by humans. The film is a slow-burn thought exercise about memories and what it means to be human.
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