courn ahn

courn ahn Pro

disabled queer korean who loves horror, animation, and subtitles but will watch just about anything !

Favorite films

  • Pokémon: The First Movie
  • Train to Busan
  • It Follows
  • Parasite

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  • Wicked

    ★★★½

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★★

  • The Coffee Table

    ★★★★½

  • Next Exit

    ★★★★

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  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★½

    I can acknowledge this is a work of art, but not to my particular taste and that’s okay (please don’t come for me theater people lol).

    It’s a very entertaining watch, the costume design is absolutely stunning, and defying gravity obviously stole the show - but it was a little hard for me to get into at times. The color grading and all CGI world just fell a little flat for me and felt a bit too artificial. Cynthia Erivo…

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★★

    This has gotta be one of the best limited series I’ve ever watched! 

    The combination of compelling performances from smaller actors here and stunning use of one shot execution made this SO incredibly well paced and authentic. It’s absolutely devastating, and unfortunately far too realistic. This is genuinely why boys (and particularly the men they grow into) terrify me so much in a society where echo chambers blast toxic masculinity and misogyny as the default. 

    I think like many others,…

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  • An Update on Our Family

    An Update on Our Family

    ★★

    While I didn’t know much about this story outside of headlines a few years ago, I did find the first 2 episodes interesting because of the story alone. However, I think there’s a glaring lack of discussion on a few key points absolutely relevant to this story and some other odd choices:

    - the blatant white saviorism: the problematic dynamic of white folks going to other countries to “save” kids of color isn’t even mentioned!!! 
    - a larger critique of…

  • Control Freak

    Control Freak

    ★★★★½

    This absolutely took me by surprise, but I LOVED this movie - if you get it, you get it!

    Thematically this movie is super stunning and the body horror is SO good and gross! I absolutely love when the horror genre can combine heavy themes like this - yes, it’s about generational trauma in Asian families and toxic wellness culture, but it’s also a very fun horror take on parasites and skin picking! And as someone with dermatillomania, this movie…

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