Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  (500) Days of Summer 2009

  ★★★ Watched 17 Jan 2025

  not gonna lie, i’m not the biggest fan of this film because both of the main characters annoy the hell out of me but i’ve just gone through my own version of that terrifying bench scene….. but it’s even worse because it was with another girl…… who also loved the smiths….. so maybe this movie’s onto something, after all! 🙂

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 25 Dec 2024

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

Popular reviews

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  The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Nov 2023

  “the show’s not over until the mockingjay sings.”

  wow. i’m always blown away by just how hauntingly intricate, detailed and complex the hunger games’ story-building never fails to be. the impact of suzanne collin’s powerful message (woven into her world of smart metaphors and fascinating characters) is truly timeless & everlasting — and, of course, this film is living proof of such. 

  i love how snow is given a deep character-study rather than any sort of redemption: a villain shown not…

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 Jul 2023

  “we mothers stand still so our daughters can look back at how far they’ve come.”

  I FINALLY WATCHED BARBIE!!!!!!!! idc, this movie is literally perfect to me. what an absolutely beautiful portrayal of girlhood… the depiction of mother/daughter bonds, the importance of recognizing your self-worth + self-acceptance and uplifting each other as women... america ferreras’ monologue in the later half of this is LITERALLY cinema. i got chills!! greta nails the use of satirical comedy (making the movie hilarious and fun as well as…