this week on 100 Films

A new month began this week, so it was time for 100 Films in a Year to look back at the old one...





There were 2 new film reviews published too...


Ad Astra (2019)

Ad Astra is certainly a journey into darkness — of space; of mind. Whether it gets to the heart of it, I’m not convinced. But it’s still a trip worth taking.

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Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

Like any good blockbuster, Laputa has it all: thrills, humour, emotion, wonder… It’s the complete package. Plus, that level of broad familiarity (it wouldn’t take too many steps to imagine this remade as a Hollywood blockbuster, although they’d inevitably mess it up somehow) probably makes it the perfect starting point for any newbies to anime or Ghibli.

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More next Sunday.