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If I had a one sentence review for this movie it would be “Turok comes to the big screen”. Turok was a game for Nintendo that you found a island with Dinosaurs. Gonna be honest, I don’t remember the story at all, but I remember fighting Dinosaurs as a kid.

Southpaw

The story is very deep and emotional bringing hope, no pun intended, and stress from start to finish. You can tell they the writers did research or at least had first hand knowledge of the pain of losing a spouse and mother to provide Oona and Jake.

You People (Netflix)

You People (Netflix)

This movie was funny. Truly funny. Poking fun at everyone as well as showing the immediate defenses people put up when the possibility of racism occurs.

Hidden Figures

This easily a household favorite. Tells a wonderful story of triumph in the face of overwhelming adversity both foreign and domestic. The entire team did a great job presenting their characters and it is a great feel good movie. I mean who doesn't want to defeat the Russians every day?

The Sandman (Netflix)

The Sandman (Netflix)

I am not sure what I am supposed to say about this show other than this is going to be a hot take. This show, like the audio book, is lackluster at best. It isn't binge worthy, it cohesive, it isn't complete.

Tribe

This book provides an interesting idea, but honestly fails to deliver what could be an awesome universe. There are consistent moments in the book that should be serious, that are under cut by silly writing and a silly character.

BlacKkKlansman

I honestly never thought about watching this movie. I knew it came out. I knew it was supposedly good. I knew it was political which is probably why I never watched it. Overly political movies are not really my thing. However, I watched it tonight and I was wrong. It was so good.

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography

Neil Patrick Harris is a fantastic story teller. This witty premise for a choose your own story is fantastic change to a normally very direct and forced story presentation. His reading of his own book via Audible is the only way to experience it.

Nobody (2021)

Take your John Wick style action and add a little bit of comedic relief and you have “Nobody”. Now that I am writing this, and thinking about it, it is basically John Wick with more intentional comedy element. That statement doesn’t take away from what it is.

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

A sleeper of a book. A read that keeps you entertained with vivid imagery and great science. Paolini does a great job of expanding on true theoretical physics. He does a fantastic job of take what should be an inanimate parasite and giving it life. Pun intended when you read the book.

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Cheesy. Just like it was in the 90s and it is intentionally supposed to be that way and that is ok. If you have played any of the current video games or seen videos of them, you know that there is a fountain of blood and comic gore. This movie is right in line with that.

The End of Life as We Know It

The End of Life as We Know It

Dr. Guillen’s fact based presentation of the wins and woes of technology present a clear and direct path to the absolute destruction of our world if we are not careful. We will have to be careful about the way we move forward or every science fiction movie will be right.

Cherry (2021)

Cherry was Fan-freakin-tastic. Tom Holland was amazing. That is your TLDR. Cherry is the story of a drug addict telling his story of pre-drugs to post-drugs and all that goes with it. From falling in love, to falling in line, to losing friends, to falling from grace.

Children of Ruin

Children of Ruin

These books start off the worst book of all time. Full of confusion, inconsistent voice issues, as well as straight up poor story construction makes it very hard to jump into the book. This is all saved by the end where all the bits make sense, that frustratingly makes you look forward to more.

Witcher Series: Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, and Blood Elves

Witcher Series: Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, and Blood Elves

A great continuation of the Witcher series. Expanding on the relationships, settings, and politics. From assassin's, mages, and kings, it will for sure feel like a season of Game of Thrones. This book is worth the read if you have played the games or watched the show.

Monster Hunter (2020)

Monster Hunter (2020)

What an awful movie. Like I knew it was going to be bad, but there are some decent stars in it, but dear God they have to be broke to do this movie. Overall, the injuries the characters sustain have no lasting effect, apparently a minigun and a .50 Cal machine gun do NO DAMAGE to monsters.

Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent

Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent

This was a superb book with stories of our fight with terror groups from the 80s to just before/after 9/11 from a Counter Terrorism Agent. Frank does a immaculate job putting stories in front of you highly the thought process of each step without putting you to sleep.

Army of the Dead (2021)

Army of the Dead (2021)

First off, I expected this movie to be full of the typical zombie things and full of cheezy/chringy lines. I was thinking a bad mash up of Zombieland and the terrible crowdfunded movie Range 15. I expected it to be so bad I wouldn’t be able to finish it, like Range 15. However, I was wrong.

The Last of Us (HBO)

The Last of Us (HBO)

Now this is how you turn a video game into TV Show/Movie. This show is spectacular. I honestly am trying to find some reason to point it out being bad, but it really is the exact opposite. It is almost perfect.

Dune

This books is a great expansion to what was a fantastic movie. I really appreciate when a movie stays true to a book. The story is well thought out and what would naturally be filler or world building, I felt it wasn't so bad that I wanted to skip ahead. I felt like I wanted to know more.

Red Sparrow

I know people hate Jennifer Lawrence, but she does a great and believable job with this. My wife noticed that he accent sucks, but she used to speak Russian so it is easier for her to hear. I on the other hand, didn't feel like it ever waivered out of her voice. It was consistent.

See (Apple TV)

Amazingly inventive and visceral combat could not keep the snail from killing this show. Overall this is the slowest full production show that I have ever watched. This show only continued for 2 reasons. 1) it was, at the time, the best Apple TV show out and 2) Jason Momoa.

Stillness is the Key

Stillness is the Key

Throughout history, there has been a desire rise above ones emotions. Both the religious and non-religious look to take action in their lives, but it is when we are controlled by the energy that we lose our ability to be in control.

The Menu

This movie was SUPER weird and really interesting. It is not very often that I can't put the pieces together of a movie pretty early on, but I was probably 3/4 of the way through I figured it out. The acting was fantastic with Ralph Fiennes doing an amazing job of playing his character, "The Chef."

The Consultant (2023)

The Consultant (2023)

This show starts crazy and ends weak. The story is interesting and does a great job pulling you in. It’s just off, though. This show has been labeled a comedy and while there were some funny bits, Scooby-doo has better comedy than this. It isn’t that the jokes didn’t land, it’s that they are there.