In this segment of Movies We Love we visit the 1988 animated masterpiece from Isao Takahata, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli along with close friend and fellow master animator Hayao Miyazaki. Tread cautiously as there are no Totoros to be found in this tale of a brother and sister trying to survive the famine of Japan during World War II.

Goonies might never say die, but the kids on the sandlot will call you a butt sniffer and then make out with a hot lifeguard. Celebrate their bad ass status with us, won’t you?

Seasoned filmmaker Kevin Reynolds talks with us about the magic moments of filmmaking, advises aspiring filmmakers to be hobos for a while, and tries to unravel his dedication to Kevin Costner.