Extreme Quarantine: “The Last Days” Shows Us How Much Worse It Could Be
Rather than focusing on the bleak, cynical aspects of life post-pandemic, the focus is optimistic and hopeful.

An old villager gathers the children around him to tell a musical tale about a girl with a beautiful voice and a radiant face. Blending music and storytelling, the film evokes a nostalgic atmosphere while reminding us of the timeless power of beauty and song.
Rather than focusing on the bleak, cynical aspects of life post-pandemic, the focus is optimistic and hopeful.
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.
Adventure Time, Legend of Korra, Steven Universe, The Loud House, The Hollow, OK-K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, The Dragon Prince, etc!
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.