Grief and loss

An anonymous writer finds healing from a friend’s death through a flawed film protagonist who also uses trauma as a shield, learning that redemption requires facing grief instead of hiding behind it

A Turkish cat documentary and a trip to Istanbul teach a cat owner to face his aging cat's inevitable death with gratitude for their remaining time together instead of dread

Through del Toro's ‘Pinocchio,’ Huda Esmail contends that grief isn't an enemy to defeat but a companion that teaches us to love fully while we can