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Black Mirror: Created by Charlie Brooker. With Anjana Vasan, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Jesse Plemons. Featuring stand-alone dramas — sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia — “Black Mirror” is a contemporary reworking of “The Twilight Zone” with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world. S7.E1 ∙ Common People When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive. A strong opener. S7.E2 ∙ Bête Noire Confectionary whizz kid Maria is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity joins...
Ahsoka: Created by Dave Filoni. With Rosario Dawson, David Tennant, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. I own this! In 4k and HDR and it’s glorious and I love every minute of it. What I can’t accept is that it’s been over 2 years since this season wrapped on one whopper of a cliffhanger and it won’t be until the end of 2026 (maybe the summer?) until we see the conclusion, or even dare we say, a continuation? Man I am...
In the last year I’ve needed to mask or block out various noises, either snoring from my beautiful wife or music from my less than beautiful neighbors that have no concept of sound ordnances. Using regular ear plugs means completely sealing my ear, giving me complete silence. Sounds like it should be the goal right? The issue is that i have tinnitus in both ears and that nearly complete silence just ramps it up to 11 and then that’s all I can focus on instead of going to sleep. Rest is not easily gained with this state of being. I...
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult: Directed by Peter Segal. With Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson. Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards. The third movie in a series of extremely funny movies that never once overstayed their welcome. There’s a dance scene that I enjoyed. Buy On Amazon!
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein. With Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith. A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. I watched this again, but this time it was with my mother in law, so I got to explain a few of the jokes, she’s not aware of most of the D&D stuff. I found it comforting that she didn’t really need that explanation though, as...
My Neighbors the Yamadas: Directed by Isao Takahata. With Yukiji Asaoka, Tôru Masuoka, Masako Araki, Hayato Isohata. The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan. A cute slice of life movie with a unique style that’s still recognizably from Studio Ghibli. Buy On Amazon!
Futurama: Created by David X. Cohen, Matt Groening. With Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille. Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year’s Eve 2999. I finally made it through this season, it was a complete slog, which honestly had nothing to do with the show itself, all ten episodes were well done and had enjoyable elements, but there wasn’t much that made me want to actively seek them out through hulu’s convoluted process. I remember when Hulu had a nice queue system, I miss those days. Buy...
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear: Directed by David Zucker. With Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson. Lieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend’s new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy. So enjoyable, much funny. Buy On Amazon!
Resident Alien: Created by Chris Sheridan. With Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund. A crash-landed alien takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth. Ending on an emotional high, this series never really got to a point where it was “must watch” television for me. I loved all the actors and most of the story elements were great, but the sum total of it was ok. Not overwhelming, not underwhelming, just ….whelming. I could go for another couple seasons of perfectly whelming...
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Directed by Ed Boon, Dominic Cianciolo. With Stephen Amell, Troy Baker, Adam Baldwin, Kimberly Brooks. In an alternative universe where Superman establishes a new world order under his iron fist, Batman and other heroes must fight back against Superman and those that have pledged their allegiance to his dictatorship. Dang near 15 year later and this game still holds up as one of the best single player fighters that I’ve ever experienced. Buy On Amazon!
