The Enduring Beauty of “Persepolis”
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.

Togenashi Togeari's memorable 1st ONE-MAN LIVE "Twilight Prelude" held at 1000 CLUB in Yokohama on Saturday, March 16, 2024. This live was held before the TV anime "Girls Band Cry" started broadcasting, but the venue, which can accommodate about 1,000 people, was filled by fans who had heard of the band early on. It was Togenashi Togeari's first one-man live. Their overwhelming performance already foreshadowed their musical potential and a great leap forward to date.
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.
Even now, the well-established Snyder has yet to learn this as he continues to allow misguided decisions to convince him that his projects hold the same kind of intelligent and emotional weight. Army of the Dead is a tonal mess, one that never decides what it’s trying to be, and, for all we know, doesn’t want to decide.
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.
I Love You Forever, marketed as a “subversive” romantic comedy is in fact a painful horror film about a young woman deep in the throes of an abusive relationship.
If the message here is that without a support system, grieving people turn into monsters, it’s not really well-delivered and may be flawed as a message itself.
Anna May Wong was a talented actress and a fashion icon and still had to fight for everything she had due to hatred and racism.