walkingdork said:
Hotaru no haka AKA Grave of the Fireflies [1988] by Isao Takahata (Ghibli Studio)

Story about a Japanese boy taking care of his little sister during the American air raids on Japan during WWII. I cried.

5/5 Fruit Drops

Everybody cries during that. I did and I don't tear up very much. Genuinely emotional. If there was ever a movie to point to to say that animation is art.

Saboteur (1942)

I love this movie. I love every single jam-packed inventive second of this gleefully B-grade wrong man thriller. Everything being on a lower scale helps the story seem more realistic, especially the use of non major stars in the lead roles. Liberal borrowing from the structure of his own 39 Steps allows Hitchcock to run rampant with a simply enjoyable great movie. No, it's not as good as Foreign Correspondent or The 39 Steps. But it is a chance for Hitchcock to get away from the controlling Selznick and his lavish overdone extravaganzas. What this film really is is the link between the British Hitchcock period and Foreign Correspondent with the Americana of Shadow of a Doubt.

4 balls out of 4. Classic but largely forgotten today.