Look Back (2024) Review
★★★★☆
Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back (2024) remains a defining Animation landmark from Japan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
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★★★★☆
Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back (2024) remains a defining Animation landmark from Japan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Daniel Burman's Lost Embrace (2004) remains a defining Drama landmark from Argentina, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Brillante Ma Mendoza's Ma' Rosa (2016) remains a defining Drama landmark from Philippines, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Seren Yüce's Majority (2010) remains a defining Drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★☆
Chidambaram's Manjummel Boys (2024) remains a defining Adventure landmark from India, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Gareth Evans's Merantau (2009) remains a defining Action landmark from Indonesia, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★½
Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936) remains a defining Comedy landmark from United States, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Riar Rizaldi's Monisme (2023) remains a defining Drama landmark from Indonesia, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Barry Jenkins's Moonlight (2016) remains a defining Drama landmark from United States, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Worth watching — solid entertainment with lasting cultural visibility.
★★★☆☆
Niki Caro's Mulan (2020) remains a defining Adventure landmark from United States, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Worth watching — solid entertainment with lasting cultural visibility.
★★★½☆
Aditya Sarpotdar's Munjya (2024) remains a defining Comedy landmark from India, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Worth watching — solid entertainment with lasting cultural visibility.
★★★★☆
Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang (2015) remains a defining Drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Essential viewing — a certified classic.
★★★★☆
Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro (1988) remains a defining Fantasy landmark from Japan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★☆
Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler (2014) remains a defining Crime landmark from United States, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Essential viewing — a certified classic.
★★★½☆
Priscilla Brasil's No More History Without Us (2024) remains a defining Documentary landmark from Brazil, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★☆
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) remains a defining Drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Essential viewing — a certified classic.
★★★½☆
Tsui Hark's Once Upon a Time in China (1991) remains a defining Action landmark from Hong Kong, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★½
Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) remains a defining Drama landmark from Italy, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★½
Miloš Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) remains a defining Drama landmark from United States, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Prachya Pinkaew's Ong-Bak (2003) remains a defining Action landmark from Thailand, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★☆
Jackie Chan's Police Story (1985) remains a defining Action landmark from Hong Kong, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Essential viewing — a certified classic.
★★★★☆
Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) remains a defining Action landmark from India, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★★☆
Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) remains a defining Action landmark from India, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
★★★½☆
Kirsten Tan's Pop Aye (2017) remains a defining Drama landmark from Singapore, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.
Essential viewing — a certified classic.