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Podcast: School of Movies
Episode: Searching
Description: [School of Movies 2025]
An absolutely fascinating 2018 movie where the challenge for the filmmakers was to confine themselves only to a computer screen and the various apps and websites, embodying John Cho's frantically worried David Kim as a blinking cursor, scouring the internet for any trace of his missing teenager Margot.
None of this would be anywhere near as riveting if they didn't hook you early with a small, personal tale of a fragile, happy family, made familiar in digital home movies. The opening of the film rivals Pixar's UP in terms of soft-hearted appeal and...