Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One: if the definition of a perfect movie is absolutely nailing what the filmmakers set out to do, this is the perfect movie
Got tickets over the weekend to the pre-Broadway run of Swept Away. It’s a new musical based on the songs of the Avett Brothers debuting within walking distance of my house. Absolutely cannot wait
I’ll be honest: I didn’t realize that Instagram had an option to just see just the posts of the people you’re following.
I still don’t particularly want to post to Instagram, but after not having launched it in three (four??) years, it’s not the hellscape I imagined it being.
Elemental, 2023
I kept waiting for this movie to come into its own, but it never really did. It felt like a rehash of stories that other Pixar movies have done much better. Those water and fire effects, though!
Elemental: I kept waiting for this movie to come into its own, but it never really did. It felt like a rehash of stories that other Pixar movies have done much better. Those water and fire effects, though!
America isn’t perfect and never will be. But the idea of a nation based on shared ideals is worth celebrating. We’re stronger when we remember that our strength comes from our diversity. (Now let’s just remember that.)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023
I appreciate the movie's rumination on getting older, but I'm not sure enough of it was there to justify its existence outside of a nostalgia trip. Still enjoyed it, though.
(also-- as expected--anything can be made better by adding some Phoebe Waller-Bridge)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: I appreciate the movie’s rumination on getting older, but I’m not sure enough of it was there to justify its existence outside of a nostalgia trip. Still enjoyed it, though.
(also– as expected–anything can be made better by adding some Phoebe Waller-Bridge)
Current Things: July 2023
Currently Reading
- I promise I’m actually going to start Sea of Tranquility!
Currently Watching
- The Bear, Season 1
- The Righteous Gemstones, Season 3
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 16
Currently In Queue
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Resurrection
- Shrinking, Season 1
- Babylon
- Aftersun
- Emily the Criminal
- After Yang
- Speak No Evil
- Catherine Called Birdy
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Party Down, Season 3
- Reservation Dogs, Season 1
Currently Listening
- Saved by the City
- Dithering (subscription required)
- The Talk Show
- Accidental Tech Podcast
Concurrently
- Still playing Zelda. Still just messing around and not really trying to beat it.
- I’ve been listening to Maggie Rogers latest album on near repeat for the past month. The first album was good, but this one is great
- Alamo Drafthouse is running a second-month-free deal for their Season pass (i.e. their version of MoviePass). We got it for the next two months to knock out all the summer movies!
Finished in June:
Silo, Season 1: I’m thrilled that TV has found its way back to high-concept SciFi. Severance and Silo are worthy successors to Lost
Mrs. Davis, Season 1: There’s so many ideas here that range from current events (AI) to all-time philosophical questions (Christianity’s effect on society) to the intimately personal (what do our parents owe us?). Packaged in the most absurd way possible. My score: seven falafels out of five stars
I Think You Should Leave, Season 3: in a world that’s becoming less and less comprehensible, this is the only show that makes sense
Ted Lasso, Season 3: the show still hits all the beats you want, but with more seams showing. A strength has always been making these characters feel real. But this season (especially for Keeley), they sometimes felt like pieces on a chess board: positioning them for some move later on in the season
Previously, in Current Things…
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
Alamo Drafthouse is running a second-month-free deal for their Season Pass (i.e. their version of MoviePass). We got it for the next two months to knock out all the summer movies!
Silo, Season 1: I’m thrilled that TV has found its way back to high-concept SciFi. Severance and Silo are worthy successors to Lost
I’m extremely fortunate to live in a place (Washington DC) that has free preschool for all three- and four- year olds run out of the local elementary schools. My three-year old will go to school next year with my first grader. One drop off. No cost. Let’s be legends and get this done for everyone.
I just made my last daycare payment ever!
(please clap)
If this country was serious about supporting families and getting everyone in the workforce, high-quality, affordable daycare would be available to all.
My family was in the position to bear this burden. Many aren’t. That needs to change.
Have three-year old, five-year old, and six-year old birthday parties back-to-back-to-back tomorrow. Just need two-year old and four-year old birthdays to complete the straight
