I love finding gems like these. Came here after seeing the trailer for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey this morning, interested to see what else director Kogonada had done. I thought After Yang was good, but not my favorite. Columbus on the other hand, is the type of movie you don't want to end, because you just want to spend more time with the characters. Slow, contemplative, and purposeful. All the shots are beautiful, including the architecture, which is a big theme of the movie. Falls into that "gentle cinema" genre that I've really grown to love.

The comparisons to Lady Bird make sense, but this came out 15 years earlier. Both great movie though, that tackle the same issues, but from different cultural perspectives, and that distinction matters. America Ferrera is fantastic here, and I feel like Greta Gerwig giving her that monologue in Barbie is more meaningful now. Full circle.

Wes Anderson fans rejoice, he's dropped another one. If you're a fan, you'll like this is, if you're not, it won't convert you. Michael Cera was literally born for his movies, hope to see more of that collab going forward.