Bookworm

Hear me out, but this might be a perfect movie??

So dang funny, yet still so heartfelt at the same time. Love how it plays like a family-friendly adventure movie straight out of the 70s/80s but additionally, and more importantly, becomes a really endearing and nuanced character study of a father and daughter struggling to connect.

Ant timpson is straight up flexing on us with the visuals here too. The sprawling nz landscapes, the campfire constantly separating the two leads, the insane aspect ratio change as the film kicks into gear...

all in all, i'm super blown away by bookworm. Elijah wood and nell fisher are outstanding, it's fun and charming, and just so incredibly fresh. I would've been obsessed with this as a kid, and i'm super impressed that i'm so obsessed with it now.