TYMNHS: My Neighbor, Totoro

For this edition of things you might not have seen, I will talk about the animated movie, My Neighbor, Totoro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The move is set in 1950s Japan, where a university professor and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, move into an old house. We learn that

TYMNHS: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

For this edition of things you might not have seen, I thought I would highlight a great movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. If you could live a great life, what would it look like? Walter Mitty daydreams; his imagination taking him to fantastical locations, and placing him in the centre of heart-pounding adventures.

TYMNHS: Animated movie, Song of the Sea

There is something about legends regarding oceans or underwater world that is as alluring as a siren’s call (or in this case, a selkie). For this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen, I will talk about the animated fantasy film, Song of the Selkie, directed by Tomm Moore. Song of the Sea is

TYMNHS: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

A crush is “a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable.” Have you ever told your crush how you felt about them? Shy Lara Jean Covey did. If you ever had a crush you would know how intense the feeling can get. Lara Jean bottled all those feelings and wrote them out in

Animated movie: Over the Moon

For this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen, I will talk about the 2020 animated movie, Over the Moon. This is a children’s animated movie that tackles a serious topic: a child grieving the loss of a parent. Fei Fei had a lovely family with two loving parents. Her life turns upside down

TYMNHS: The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

In this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen, I will talk about the 2016 movie, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite fairytale, so I was excited to come across a darker adaptation of it. Thomas Kaiser is a painter who often dreams about a beautiful sleeping girl, but is

Animated movie: Your Name

To all you hopeless and hopeful romantics out there, you are in for a treat today. In this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen blog series (TYMNHS), I talk about the 2016 animated movie, Your Name by Makoto Shinkai. Let me start by saying that the visuals are stunning. This is even before

TYMNHS: Movie Arrival (2016)

With aluminum monoliths showing up in different places around the world and with more people talking about extraterrestrial beings, I thought this movie might be a good pick for this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen. In this blog post, I will highlight the 2016 alien movie Arrival. In recent years, I have

TYMNHS: Klaus (2019)

In this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen, I will talk about the animated movie Klaus. What do you do to motivate a spoiled, entitled, and lazy heir of a postal empire? You ship them off to the most isolated location to work on their… priorities 😂 Jesper Johansson, the lazy, spoiled son,

TYMNHS: Once Upon a Snowman

So.. ahem.. yes I am busy furiously typing away at my new mythical, fantasy project.. so this TYMNHS, will be a relatively short one. I am sure you might have seen the animated movie Frozen ❄ (if not, please check it out, and never let go of the song ‘Let it go’ from your mind