Cinema Escapist
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Review: Egypt’s First Animated Feature “The Knight and the Princess” Champions Arab Storytelling
BY Lorna Codrai
"The Knight and the Princess" offers entertaining storytelling and a win for Arab representation in global animated cinema.
Korean Film “Beauty Water” Depicts the Horrors of Keeping Up with Beauty Standards
BY Jackie Chen
Debuted at Annecy 2020, Korean animated movie "Beauty Water" provides a dark view of using plastic surgery to change one’s socioeconomic standing.
Review: “Ride Your Wave” Is Masaaki Yuasa’s Whimsical Meditation On Love and Letting Go
BY Elizabeth Li
Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa’s summer love story “Ride Your Wave” is a whimsical meditation on learning to let go.