Amaranth's box of many things

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Welcome, one and all, to my box of many things

i am Amaranth, local 19 year old weirdo

i ocasionally consume media

here i will talk about said media

here are some of my favs!!

(no particular order) MOVIES:

Cidade de Deus (2002) Frankenstein (2025) La La Land (2016) Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon A Time (2021) The Matrix (1999) Look Back (2024) Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) The Return of the King (2003)

ALBUMS:

Telling Stories - Tracy Chapman (2000) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (1975) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (1973) Igor - Tyler, The Creator (2019) Random Access Memories - Daft Punk (2013) good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar (2012) To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar (2015)

SONGS:

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 505 - Arctic Monkeys Name of God - Mustafa Latinoamérica - Calle 13 Everlong - Foo Fighters fantasyworld - Quadeca Te Para 3 (MTV Unplugged) - Soda Stereo Dirty Harry - Gorillaz u - Kendrick Lamar November - Tyler, The Creator

BOOKS + MANGA:

No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai Frankenstein - Mary Shelley The Call of Cthulu - H.P. Lovecraft Berserk - Kentaro Miura Goodnight Punpun - Inio Asano Chainsaw Man - Tatsuki Fujimoto Goodbye, Eri - Tatsuki Fujimoto Look Back - Tatsuki Fujimoto Blue Period - Tsubasa Yamaguchi Moon Knight (2016) The Crow - James O'Barr

SERIES:

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) Gravity Falls (2012) The Owl House (2020) Cyberpunk Edgerunners (2022) Arcane (2021)

0THER THINGS:

Deltarune (2018) Minecraft (2009) Vampires SMP (2025) NPR's Tiny Desk find me on my other platforms here! linktree

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Cry Baby

9.0 / 10

Listened 09/06/2026 Vince Staples 2026

this album came out at the perfect time. everysong on here is so sharp, the instrumentals so impactful, and the lyrics so real for the moment were living right now. Vince Staples strikes again.

Top 3 Songs: Cotton White Flag The Big Bad Wolf

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Michael

7.0 / 10

Watched 02/05/2026 Dir. Antoine Fuqua 2026

everyone who acted in this did great, especially the lead. The movie thrives in the quiet places between the loud music and fame, but there just sadly isn't enough of that here. also I might just not like biopics I'm realizing

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Antediluvian

10 / 10

Watched 04/04/2026 Dir Mario Lanza 2024

Ive always been a massive nerd for animation and paleontology, and this film feels like a love letter to both of those obsessions of mine. The animation and score remind me so heavily of movies like Fantasia that intrigued me so much as a child, the designs and direction are so obviously reminiscent of Mary Anning's paleo art, and these two mixed with the raw, animalistic endless violence the beasts inflict on eachother creates for a project oozing with life, personality, and love. gorgeous short film.

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The God Man

8.5 / 10

Watched 04/04/2026 Dir. Andrew Foerster 2025

"For one small moment, we weren't alone." This is something resembling cosmic horror but at the same time something so far removed for the horror genre at all. This is hope. Pure, unfiltered, cosmic hope. Unique in every aspect of its existence.

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Portrait of God

8.0 / 10

Watched 02/04/2026 Dir. Dylan Clark 2022

Really good concept, just think it couldve been done better with a higher budget excited for the adaptation :)

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Iron Lung

7.5 / 10

Watched 20/03/2026 Dir. Marck Fischbach 2026

aside from the pacing issues in the first half, this is super fun! the depiction of cosmic horror is genuinely thrilling and doesn't fall into the tropes so many other films that try to do the same do. if it was just better paced this movie would be great

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Elvis

7.0 / 10

Watched 15/03/2026 Dir. Baz Luhrman 2022

This movie is, if nothing else, frustrating it has so many great shots, so many fun ideas, and very well done casting it also has a doja cat needle drop, bad pacing despite its over 2 hour runtime, and refuses to make elvis unlikeable at any point god i wish this movie was good

they shouldve made the scene about his comeback special an entire movie, that entire sequence was gorgeous

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My Dinner with Skinner

7.0 / 10

Watched 15/03/2026 Dir. Tyrone Deise 2025

this is what the internet was made for. for me to watch a parody of a simpsons clip and then post in on letterboxd. this how it was meant to be.

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Shrek

10/10

Watched 21/02/2026 Dir. Andre Adamson & Vicky Jenson 2001

the Spanish dub for donkey is fucking hysterical, this movie is gorgeous and stands the test of time incredibly well

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The Green Knight

9.0 / 10

Watched 13/03/2026 Dir. David Lowery 2021

The Green Knight is a fever dream of a film, rich in visuals, symbolism, and ambiance. The ending is the most "what the fuck" ive been left in so long. this deserves all the praise it gets and way more.

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The Mountain

9.0 / 10

Listened 01/03/2026 Gorillaz 2026

This album feels like it was made specially for me, everything about it is sooooo well done. Easily one of Gorillaz's best projects. Thanks Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett

Top 3 Songs: The God of Lying The Empty Dream Machine Orange County

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The Fall-Off

8.5 / 10

Listened 08/02/2026 J. Cole 2026

I came into this expecting J. Cole's retirement album and wouldve been perfectly content if it had been. that said, im sooooooooo glad its not, i know he can do better than some of the songs on this project. Either way, Cole is still one of the best lyricists alive

Top 3 Songs: The Fall-Off is Inevitable What If 39 Intro

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Ca$ino

8.5 / 10

Listened 23/02/2026 Baby Keem 2026

Exactly what a Baby Keem album should be. This is what i expect from him going forward. Also he became Andre 3000 in I am not a Lyricist lmfao

Top 3 Songs: I am not a Lyricist Highway 95 pt.2 Ca$ino

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

10 / 10

Watched 31/01/2026 Dir. Peter Jackson 2003

I rewatched this movie today in theatres, and I was blown away like it was the first time. this movie, despite it's impressive runtime, has no dull moment. my jaw dropped multiple times. I cried. this movie, despite not even following a human as it's main character, is a movie about being alive and human, and all that comes with it. a modern classic like no other.

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e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.

8.0 / 10

Listened 23/01/2026 IDK 2026

idk is one of the best artists out rn, he deserves so much more praise than he gets

Top 3 Songs: LiFE 4 A LiFE DEViL FLAKKA

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Shin Godzilla

8.0 / 10

Watched 30/01/2026 Dir. Shinji Higuchi & Hideaki Anno 2016

bureaucracy is evil and truly the real villain of this film also Godzilla is so cool omg