anika

anika

Favorite films

  • Bones and All
  • Moonlight
  • Before Sunrise
  • La Chimera

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  • Adolescence

    ★★★★½

  • Hindi Vindi

    ★★★

  • Bride Wars

    ★★★

  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    ★★★★

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  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★½

    Insanely well written. Captures the way young men are socialised to disrespect, scorn and hate women (whilst simultaneously feeling entitled to their emotional labour) through ideology espoused by insecure and emotionally repressed male models online. A lot of our generation believe we have made progress in rupturing misogyny and making greater strides in emancipating women. What this miniseries nails so precisely, is that although this is true, our understanding of masculinity is still incredibly rigid and potentially dangerous for younger…

  • Hindi Vindi

    Hindi Vindi

    ★★★

    lowkey script and movie pacing kinda bad but watched with my nani and got very emotional

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  • I Saw the TV Glow

    I Saw the TV Glow

    ★★★★★

    i don’t think I’ve ever left the theatre in such a genuine state that i was fully unable to speak or articulate myself for at least fifteen minutes. this was horrifying and the performances were incredible + an INSANE soundtrack and i don't think i could ever rewatch it.

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★

    stuff maya and i said “this is so __ “ to while watching the substance
    - shark tale
    - mulholland drive
    - sunset boulevard
    - annihilation (neither of us have seen)
    - dorian gray
    - it
    - i saw the tv glow
    - alien
    - tammy and the t-rex
    - an episode of the moomins
    - carrie