One Thing I Really Like About Ballerina
Ballerina managed to combine everything I’d expected from John Wick with everything that pleasantly surprised me about John Wick. Spoilers after a warning.
The Locked Door of Chuck
Reconsidering my simpler interpretation of The Life of Chuck. Lots of spoilers.
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Mrs Peel, We’re Needed
Two tunes for drinking Mai Tais and thinking about Diana Rigg
One Thing I Like About The Life of Chuck
Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of a Stephen King story is so sincere and heartfelt that it’s impossible not to like. Very mild spoilers, you can thank me later.
Pride vs Grace
Being true to yourself and no longer having any patience for bad faith
One Thing I Like About The Phoenician Scheme
The latest Wes Anderson movie is funny in the ways I’d hoped for and funny in ways I didn’t expect
One Thing I Love About Poker Face: “Sloppy Joseph”
Episode 6 is my favorite episode of season two, by keeping things in perspective
One Thing I Like About John Wick
John Wick manages to accomplish a lot with the mantra of “tell, don’t show”
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Horny for Fan Fest
Two tunes from the extremely nostalgic background music loop at Universal’s Fan Fest nights
Your Taste, Should You Choose to Accept It
Mission: Impossible, Letterboxd, and making peace with being basic
Literacy 2025: Book 19: Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito’s excellent satirical novel about a governess working for a not terribly impressive family
Two Things I Like About Poker Face Season 2
The second season of Poker Face is leaning more heavily into the comedy, but its willingness to experiment is its strength. Spoilers for the first 4 episodes.