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Movies on my Watchlist

Kendall Rossi Student Contributor, Seattle Pacific University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SPU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

About a month ago, I stumbled across a site made for movie lovers – Letterboxd. After creating an account, one can rate and review movies and limited/mini series. I love the community aspect because I can see what a few of my friends are watching and enjoying (or not). Another feature I enjoy is the watchlist tab – movies I want to see in the future. Here are five of those movies (in no particular order):

Black Swan 

  • A ballet psychological horror movie . . . that’s all I know about it 
  • As someone who grew up dancing, I have always been intrigued by this film, but I have never been in the right mood for it 
  • Someone also told me that as a dancer, I would hate it, so I am a little nervous about the content in the film, especially because horror is not my go-to genre
  • Natalie Portman won the Best Actress Oscar for this film, which intrigues me even more 

Aftersun

  • Call me basic, but any project with Paul Mescal immediately has me drawn to it 
  • I believe this is a father-daughter story with dual timelines?
  • Any movie with Paul Mescal is going to be sad, so I am prepared to be emotionally wrecked while watching 
  • Another Paul movie on my watchlist – Hamnet

Ponyo

  • Ponyo being on my watchlist kind of represents all of the Studio Ghibli films I am eager to watch 
  • I love the wholesome storylines and obviously fantastic graphics 
  • I am hoping my movie theaters back home do a run of showing Ghibli projects again because I would love the chance to see any of them on the big screen 

Singin’ in the Rain 

  • I am a MAJOR musical lover, and the fact that I have not seen what is coined the best musical ever is astonishing to me 
  • Shoutout to my 1960s film history class for putting this one on my radar. I need to see this classic!
  • I will rope in My Fair Lady into this category because it is also a classic musical I have heard of, but never seen 

The Truman Show 

  • I have always heard the name of this movie thrown around, but I never knew what it was about 
  • With such an interesting premise of not knowing one’s life is a reality show for many, I want to see how Jim Carrey plays this role 

There are many, many more movies on my watchlist, but these are just the first few I have placed together on my Letterboxd. Who knows if or when I will get to these anytime soon, but it is always nice to have options when I do not know what to pick! 

Kendall Rossi

SPU '28

Kendall is a sophomore at Seattle Pacific University, majoring in Communications with a double minor in Christian Discipleship and Film Studies. She is from the central coast of California and loves reading, yoga, food, travel, hanging out with friends, and watching movies! This is her first year as a member of Her Campus (woohoo!) and appreciates an outlet where she can express her likes and interests with others.