elliothanks

elliothanks

Favorite films

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Super Mario Bros.
  • Castle in the Sky
  • Parasite

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  • Kiki's Delivery Service

    ★★★★½

  • Ready or Not

    ★★★★½

  • Get Out

    ★★★★★

  • The Emperor's New Groove

    ★★★★★

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  • Kiki's Delivery Service

    Kiki's Delivery Service

    ★★★★½

    I noticed that my reactions to certain scenes change every time I watch it, different scenes maake me worried or afraid for Kiki or joyous, and I feel more emotinal about this 13 year old becoming an adult in the simple things like grocery shopping and buying a mug. Scenes that used to make me uneasy like the traffic scene where Kiki is nearly arrested no longer seem like spooky and unknowable, I feel that same feeling when I do something wrong. It really epitomises growing up for me, the good and the bad and how they're all part of that experience of trying something new.

  • Ready or Not

    Ready or Not

    ★★★★½

    I was expecting this to be a cheesy netflix horror film and it was so well crafted that I am shocked I hadn't heard about it from anyone. I expected something like Ma, with subpar writing but fun horror, but it was even better than bodies bodies bodies, more akin with something like Knives Out with more of a class commentary and family dynamics being integrated. The dialogue was naturalistic in a way I can get behind, where similar things…

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  • Moana 2

    Moana 2

    ½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.