Sonic 3! Fantastic film though most of that was definitely fangirly enthusiasm for references to the games

I tried to (re)watch Lucky Number Slevin, but I just couldn’t finish it.

I first watched it when it came out, and I remember liking it, but I didn’t remember much of the actual movie. So I decided to rewatch it recently and… I absolutely hate it. I figured I may have found some of the dialog funny before, but now it’s just tiresome.

I like convoluted plots, but here I get the sense that it’s convoluted just for the sake of being convoluted. On top of that the writing seems to have been done by a 17 year old who thinks he’s the smartest person in the world coming up with the dialog, but in the end you have a movie that simply tries too damn hard to seem smart.

I found myself rolling my eyes so much that I gave up halfway through.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Invincible S.3

Gladiator 2

Mo S.2

Severance session 2 episode 4 and a ton of YouTube

Just watched episode one of season 3 of Invincible. It was fantastic, but somehow the artwork seems to have gotten worse, which is saying something.

Forgotten (2017)

Barbarian (2022)

Monkey Man (2024)

All pretty good movies. It’s been a good week.

Also many watches of Kung Fu Panda and Zootopia… But that’s what happens with kids in the house. Those are good movies too.

Film

• Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) - An early Scorsese very much of its time. Ellen Burstyn’s performance holds up well, but it is difficult to find much else of enduring value in this one today - other than a portrait of the times.
• Moana 2 (2024) - Entertaining and wholesome enough, but adding nothing new.
• Minikillers (1969) - a short film without dialogue starring Diana Rigg immediately following her role in The Avengers tv show, and playing on her Mrs. Peel character: pitting her against a criminal gang that uses killer dolls. Rigg shines, and there are a couple of Avengers-like moments, but this is largely a curiosity for fans.

TV

• Miles From Nowhere - kiwi Moslem comedy not a million miles from We Are Lady Parts.
• Whiskey on the Rocks - Swedish satire based on an incident with a soviet submarine in the '80s. The first episode was great, but not sure whether it will hold up.
• Thou Shalt Not Steal - excellent aussie comedy that improves with each episode.
• Obituary - Irish dramady with a cold-case mystery underneath, Siobhán Cullen puts in a fine performance.

Finally caught up with ‘Grace’ (ITVX - Police procedural starring John Simm).

Also watched Patience on Netflix. Both shows were excellent.