Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

The human experience is described through the eyes of a marginalized outsider, neither judgmental nor invested, just an observant donkey.

A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.

As a huge fan of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, I’ve wanted to watch Anora since before it even was released. But life got in the way, my watchlist grew, and honestly, the fact that it was marketed as a romantic comedy put me off. Even with all the critical praise and the five Academy Awards it won last year, I just kept postponing it indefinitely.

Nope succeeds tremendously in dealing with higher concepts in an engaging and highly entertaining manner without sacrificing theme or personality.

I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.

That feeling in your gut which tells you that there’s something out there you should look for and make your own, is what the power represents