Priority Watchlist (20/50)

I've only seen two Ghibli films, Spirited Away and Boy and the Heron, two films I absolutely adore. I've always wanted to go through Ghibli, and Hayao Miyazaki's filmography. The only reason I haven't binged everything already is because A lot of these are returning to theaters this year for the annual Ghibli fest. So I've been waiting a couple months to see this one. And man am I happy I saw this in a packed theater.…

Wasn’t expecting to see this a second time so quickly. Ya know a day afterwards. But it was really hot and I wanted to be in air conditioning, so why not see this a second time. And I’m really glad I did!

After Poor Things showed that Yorgos’s style could have main stream appeal, with awards attention backing it. With studio eyes on a director like Yorgos, other directors would tone down their style and stories for something more mainstream,…

I feel very similar to this film and trilogy in the same way as the 1972 film Fritz the Cat. Both are film/films I would describe as imperfectly perfect. There is such a clear vision with the both of them, which end up being really messy and dated, all be it in extremely different ways, yet you see the ion throughout. Now I probably like Fritz the cat more than this prequel Trilogy, but I find it a fitting comparison.…