This was my 7th watch and I can never finish When Marnie Was There without crying. It feels like a mirror and a cold plunge into emotions that many children who felt lonely growing up will recognize. Anna and Marnie’s stories are intertwined in so many ways, both carrying hope through hardship and feeling alone or misunderstood. Marnie, the girl trapped behind the blue window, and Anna, the girl trapped behind her sketchbook. I love how Anna perked up near the…

Thought I’d go for the full horror experience, watching this alone at 10pm at my local cinema but this movie just didn’t do it for me. I liked the way they played with the screen size and the gory images popping up in the beginning. Throughout the movie there were a lot of gorgeous shots.

Longlegs sure was entertaining to watch, beginning to end, but it didn’t feel new or refreshing. Especially the concept of satanism/christianity and “oh no, you…

I’m still trying to figure out what exactly I think of The Substance. Its blend of symbolic surreal body horror and psychological dread really got under my skin. I liked the bold titles and the way the simplistic decors ed the tone of this movie perfectly.

Some of the symbolism that stood out to me: most scenes unfold in Lizzie’s cold, white, mental hospital style bathroom. It’s the room where we get ready, a place where we enter unpolished and…