
A high school student, Miki, loves paranormal phenomenon. She hears a strange rumor about a small shrine. A phantom appears everytime someone tries to destroy it. Getting an archaeologist, Reiko Kaguya, involved, Miki starts investigating it. In the midst of it comes a unisex girl named Hekiru out of nowhere. As Miki digs deeper, she witnesses the unbelievable. A national treasure 'the Sacred Mirror of Prince' was stolen. Reiko and Miki dare to investigate it to retrieve.
Through its morbidly humorous storytelling, Wednesday tells a tale of a world divided that explores the manifestation of generational trauma in its protagonist Wednesday Addams.
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines" captures the eternal struggle between kids who want to pursue the arts and their practical parents who think they'll fail.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical translates beautifully to the screen.
Given Hollywood's history of racism and financial motivations, how much progress can we expect? Plus: a list of excellent films by Black directors.
I came across Urchin by chance and decided to watch it because of the title. It made me think of the spiky animal that lives at the bottom of the ocean, and the old Dickensian novels, where an urchin was an orphaned, homeless child in shaggy and dirty clothes.