"Spirited Away" Discussion: Watch it at Home First

"Spirited Away" (2001, 124 min.) is arguably the crown jewel in the universally beloved Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki empire. "My Neighbor Totoro" also has a good argument for that distinction, but "Spirited Away" is even weirder and substantially darker, while somehow still managing to be a charming family film. Watch "Spirited Away" on your own and come ready to chat about it. As of this writing, it looks to be available on HBO Max and you can rent it in the usual places: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/spirited-away. We'll meet at Pryes Brewing, which has lots of space and isn't very noisy. It's near downtown Minneapolis but has plenty of parking. I'll get there around 6:30 p.m. and try to claim a table on the opposite side of the bar. Get a drink and then head to the other end of the building, to one of the long tables near the risers. It's quietest there and there will hopefully be a long table free (though we might have to move around at least once to find enough space). You'll be able to identify me by my black baseball cap that says "Weird Movie Club" on it. I'll post in this event listing if we end up somewhere else in the building. And feel free to sitemail me to recommend another movie for a future meeting. You can go by the official list from the website 366 Weird Movies (366 Weird Movies + Apocrypha: streaming info last updated 5/24/21 - Google Sheets) or suggest something else.