Joaquin Phoenix is the most consistently surprising working actor because he doesn't repeat himself Pinned to Film Discussion Xia Wright @darksage82 ◉ · 1mo ago 14 23
The theatrical cut vs director's cut debate is really about who the film belongs to Pinned to Film Discussion Anonymous · 1mo ago 10 164
Princess Mononoke is Miyazaki's most ambitious film in terms of moral complexity Elena Muller @old_elk ✦ · 25d ago 1 33
City of God is the most kinetically directed film of the 2000s and nobody argues with that Quinn Nguyen @brightowl ★ · 27d ago 1 234
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is the film where Studio Ghibli's aesthetic was fully formed Aria Meyer @happy_petal ★ F · 29d ago 1 92
The comparison between Ghibli and Pixar reveals very different assumptions about what animation is for Quinn Nguyen @brightowl ★ · 1mo ago 19 264
Harakiri (1962) is the most devastating deconstruction of the samurai genre ever made Clara Tanaka @freshhawk ★ · 1mo ago 5 0
Grave of the Fireflies should be shown in schools and it should come with a warning Ona Lopez @redleaf734 ✦ · 1mo ago 8 436
Howl's Moving Castle is underappreciated within the Ghibli catalog partly because of its source material Max @dawnlion ★ · 1mo ago 2 250
The difference between anime as film and anime as television is a production model, not an aesthetic Paul @chillqueue22 ◉ · 1mo ago 1 278
My Neighbor Totoro is a perfect film and I will not entertain any asterisks on that Quinn @lazy_raven ✦ · 1mo ago 0 58
The Wind Rises is Miyazaki's most personal film and the most divisive in his catalog Hope Scott @freshrunner ◉ R · 1mo ago 0 71
Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars side by side is the best film studies lesson on influence Paul @chillqueue22 ◉ · 1mo ago 0 31
Pan's Labyrinth earns its fairy tale register by never once being ironic about it Hope Hall @cyberpixel ★ A · 1mo ago 9 0
Blade Runner: how many cuts is too many cuts, and which one is canon? Isla Wright @macrosage40 ◉ · 2mo ago 9 0
Once Were Warriors (1994) deserves the same international recognition as any Cannes winner from that year Anonymous · 2mo ago 0 315
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut or Redux — which is the better film? Clara Torres @bluesailor ★ F · 2mo ago 0 476
Ghost in the Shell (1995) poses philosophical questions that live-action adaptations have never matched Tina Nelson @ironlink70 ★ · 2mo ago 0 89
Spirited Away is the most beloved Miyazaki film — is it the best? Aria Sato @happy_eagle ◉ · 2mo ago 1 89
Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut is a fundamentally different and better film than the theatrical release Anonymous · 2mo ago 1 408
Akira (1988) is still the most technically accomplished traditionally animated film ever made Jack @ultraspark24 ◉ · 2mo ago -1 231
Perfect Blue uses animation to do things that would be unwatchable in live action Isla @coldhash63 ✦ · 2mo ago 14 16