MOVIES

• Decision to Leave (2022) (detective x suspect?? complex emotions?? cinematography 🤌 view on life and on living... deep sht. decision... to leave )
• 20th Century Girl (2022) (cute. hs love. mej cliche some parts. nostalgic. kilig. laugh. then cri)
• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) (multiverse stuffs. who u could've been. endless possibilities. complex mother-daughter relationship. family. love)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (just vibes. chill. comforting)
• Poetry (2010) (korean grandmother. learning poetry. Alzheimer's disease. violence. a silent yet loud and powerful film)
• On the Basis of Sex (2018) (true to life. struggles women face in a patriarchal society. inspiring. abt the second woman who became an associate justice in US supreme court)
• Kill Boksoon (2023) (action. craazzy fight scenes. violence. y r koreans so good at this. mother-daughter relationship)

SERIES

• Lethal Weapon (2016) (action. comedy. beng beng. cops. unhinge. family. mental health. brotherhood)
• Ashes of Love (2018) (immortals. politics. love. war. gurl n hindi marunong magmahal literally. brotherhood. family. away ng parents. abuse of power. entertaining af. super fun. hurts af. so fucking good)
• Word of Honor (2021) (marial arts. love. politics. found family. I love them all. unhinged mc. whipped af. honor. so many layers. can write an essay abt bc so many things to get from character relationships and their society. but also have no-brainer funny and comforting moments)
• The Rise of Phoenixes (2018) (politics. brothers fighting for the throne. ideals. some dying for their ideals. good rep of society as a whole. can also write an essay abt. tragic af. love. complex characters. so fucking good. hurts af. so fucking worth it)
• The Untamed (2019) (cultivation. xianxia. politics. social commentary. can also write an essay abt. complex relationships. duty. good vs evil. found family. tragic af. so fun. hurts af. so fucking good)
• Alchemy of Souls (2022) (korean fantasy. kinda like homage to chinese xianxia. soul shifting. mages. beautiful relationships. the price of being born even when you were not supposed to. found family. explores how human acts when exposed to power. family issues. fighting clans. politics. birth. death. so many cool characters. fight scenes. leadership. revenge. emphasis on the body and soul being different from one another. intense. hurts. kilig af. it's all about the soul and energy inside you. imagine having the energy of the sky??? jang uk mine. love it so much)
• Our Beloved Summer (2021) (coming of age. comedy. documentary. crazy smart idgaf girl. soft boy. she top student. he lowest ranking student. second chances. artist with secret identity. friendship. webtoon adaptation. mayhaps I should read)

BOOKS