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It’s the season of love and romance, and keeping in line with that theme, Netflix’s Omg! Oh My Girl is a cute, lighthearted film that has its share of warm and heartbreaking moments. But the subject and narrative are nothing you haven’t seen before, and it is the cast and their performances that are the saving grace of the film. This Thitipong Kerdtongtawee-directed rom-com follows the hit-and-miss love story between two people that is constantly interrupted by haphazard timing and events. As they navigate this chaotic journey, it feels like God and the universe are conspiring to play a cruel joke on them. While the protagonists of Omg! Oh My Girl struggle with complicated feelings of love, you may revisit your own experiences of having a crush in college and the thrill and heartbreak that accompany it all.

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The Osaka Asian Film Festival will return in March for its 18th edition with a lineup of current Asian feature and short films and a spotlight on works from Hong Kong.

The competition section, which selects from films that are currently unreleased in Japan, numbers 13 titles. These include: Kai Ko’s “Bad Education,” “December” from Japan-based Indian director Anshul Chauhan, and two Indian-made films Rima Das’ “Tora’s Husband” and Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy’s “Max, Min and Meowzaki.”

The indie section comprises a mix of Japanese feature and short films from challenging or emerging talents, with a winner set to receive the separate Japan Cuts prize.

A Spotlight section of other independent films by up-and-coming directors includes: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die,” Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s Bangladesh-France production “Hawa,” Thitipong Kerdtongtawee’s “Omg! Oh My Girl” and documentary “Jiseok.”

The Hong Kong spotlight, consisting of five titles, cuts...