Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

everyone is hot and i'm making it your problem. if for no other reason, watch for the gorgeous visuals, beautiful music, and stunning humans. sobhita dhulipala especially had me passing away every single frame she was in. VIKRAM?? HELLO???????? SIR, YOUR TALENT honestly, everyone in this movie is ridiculously talented. they're expressive and emotional and beautiful and they all steal my breath away for different reasons. the politics got a little hectic and hard to follow in a few points, but the literal everything else about this movie made up for it.

Disenchanted

i actually really loved the idea of turning giselle into what has hurt her the most and probably also scares her the most. interesting way to hint at how trauma impacts us as we get older. i really did not like maya rudolph in this at all. i wanted to! but for some reason she didn't vibe with me. loved the music!! and i loved morgan the most, ofc

Viraata Parvam

Speed 2: Cruise Control

actually one of tem's better movies and characters

Chennai Express

the racist stereotyping of tamil men was so fucking bad that i couldn't even finish it. i love u deepika, i love u srk, but this was a hard fucking no. stopped literally 10 minutes in.

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

in theater experience, hell yeah. came for all 3 minutes of boba fett's screentime and left feeling emo about luke skywalker

Barb Wire

i feel like this movie had so much potential, but i just.... cannot get behind the main character with her weird leather outfits and her boob windows 😬 someone please tell temuera he can do good movies

The Lion King

watched in te reo māori on disney+ (just bc i can!) and had a blast, highly recommend!

Ihaka: Blunt Instrument

as dated as it is, i was surprised to find that i really enjoyed this movie (apart from, y'know, the casual homophobia and transphobia 😬) oh temuera, the things i'll watch for you

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

unironically one of the best marvel films ever made

RRR

The Jungle Book

Bambi

The Aristocats

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

disappointing in almost every way, but thorin always makes me cry

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Occupation: Rainfall

oh the places i'll go for a glimpse of temuera morrison

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

part 2 of the yearly (ish) rewatch