Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex - Solid State Society (English dubbed) - finally got around to watching this (with a good friend who's a big fan) and it was very good, and well dubbed, I appreciate this franchise for exploring issues around ethics and philosophy in the way that it does and Makoto Kusanagi is pretty lit
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - as good as the first one, looking forward to seeing Vol. 3
Barbie (2023) - I knew this would be good, wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but was def worth seeing and the OST is excellent, I also liked how it had messages about self-acceptance for everyone rather than just for women
Elemental - A lovely romance, and I'm glad Pixar didn't play it safe with the musical score compared to something like, say, the recent Jungle Book remake where the score is different than the older animated version but still kind of run of the mill given all the beautiful Indian and Bollywood influences they could have taken inspiration from - this music actually has some flavour to it and I appreciated that. It did OK with critics, I'd rate it more highly than they did
Midnight in Paris (REWATCH) - one of Woody Allen's best IMO, making an interesting and important point about not living life in the past, in a charming and delightful way
Belle (REWATCH, English dubbed) - this film has come to mean so much to me, and while I understand people's criticisms of the ending, I do really appreciate the point they were trying to make about bystander culture, the music is utterly beautiful and I love Suzu's growth as a character
Azumanga Daioh (REWATCH, English subbed) - Still a really funny, cute comedy anime that holds up really really well, was an utter pleasure to revisit