animation

• coco (2017, adrian molina & lee unkrich) (9.5/10): visually stunning film that positively changed my perception of family when i first watched it.
• frozen (2013, chris buck & jennifer lee) (8.5/10): say what you will about it, i think it's a good, charming, fun movie overall.
• frozen 2 (2019, chris buck & jennifer lee) (5/10): weaker characters and from memory, struggled to balance its serious tones with its fun tones.
• moana (2016, john musker & ron clements)
• mulan (1998, barry cook & tony bancroft)
• puella magi madoka magica - rebellion (2013, akiyuki shinbo & yukihiro miyamoto) (9/10): extremely strong visually and musically. compelling but confusing narrative.
• spirited away (2001, hayao miyazaki) (10/10): phenomenal visuals and a very sweet and touching film.
• your name (2016, makoto shinkai) (10/10): breathtaking visuals and a heartbreaking, moving storyline.

comedy

• barbie (2023, greta gerwig)

drama

• the farewell (2019, lulu wang) (9.5/10): very, very moving family dynamics
• interstellar (2014, christopher nolan)
• lady bird (2017, greta gerwig)
• moonlight (2016, barry jenkins)
• oppenheimer (2023, christopher nolan)

history

• zone of interest (2023, jonathan glazer)

romance

• la la land (2016, damien chazelle)

thriller

• parasite (2019, bong joon-ho) (10/10): very strong visuals and a very addicting sense of dread.