Sinners

"You keep dancing with the Devil, one day he's gonna follow you home."

I don’t want to be hyperbolic, but this is my best movie of the decade so far. To the point where I looked up and went through lists of movies that had been released since 2020 to make sure that I wasn’t somehow forgetting one. I was not.

Andor: Harvest

“It’s harvest. Everyone’s busy.”

I was right. This episode did bring everything together, and it did make me cry. These first three episodes felt like a cohesive whole, like they made up a singular movie.

Damsel

Elodie: I'm through doing what I'm told.

Not subtle, maybe not especially deep, but satisfying.

The Pitt in Real Time: Part Three

Welcome to the third and final part of my wildly impulsive and hopefully entertaining real time rewatch of The Pitt! You know the drill by now. There will be spoilers!

Part One will cover Episodes 1-5.
Part Two will cover Episodes 6-10.
Part Three will cover Episodes 11-15.

The Pitt in Real Time: Part Two

Welcome to Part Two of my real time rewatch and review of The Pitt! There will be spoilers.

Part One will cover Episodes 1-5.
Part Two will cover Episodes 6-10.
Part Three will cover Episodes 11-15.

The Pitt in Real Time: Part One

The Pitt is my favorite show in a very long time. It has been years since a show has made me so excited and so anxious for the next episode to come out that it truly was appointment viewing for me. I woke up every Thursday excited because it was Pitt Day. When the season ended a few weeks ago, I considered reviewing it but I couldn't wrangle my thoughts in a way that I was happy with.

This weekend, I was struck with the sudden, wild impulse to rewatch The Pitt. But not just rewatch it. The Pitt, for those of you who do not know, happens in real time, with each episode covering one hour of a fifteen hour shift. And so my impulse was to watch it in real time, beginning at 7:00AM and ultimately finishing at 10:00PM, and to take time stamped notes of all of my thoughts and reactions as they happened.

Why?

I honestly have no idea.

Andor: Sagrona Teema

“There's a future here for those who dare.”

This very much felt like a middle, perhaps not in a bad way, but nothing was resolved (well, almost nothing) and everything felt a bit like moving pieces into their final positions before a checkmate.

Doctor Who: The Well

"It came from the well. It came out of the well and we don’t know how to stop it!"

The Doctor and Belinda continue their quest to find their way back to May 24, 2025. Things do not go according to plan. That's as much as you should know before you watch this episode.

Dexter Original Sin: Fender Bender

“It would take a while for LaGuerta to appreciate my set of skills.”

A very cliffhangery episode with two unsolved murder cases and Dexter’s latest hunt literally in motion at the end.

Andor: One Year Later

“If I die tonight, was it worth it?”

After three years of waiting, Andor is back, this time with a clearly increased budget, scope and streamlined format. This was an incredibly packed and slightly disjointed episode, where themes were pushed aside for set up.

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld 1)

"It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant, and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination, because wherever it appeared it was a sign that mere matter was a servant of the powers of the magical mind. It was enchantment itself.

"But Rincewind always thought it looked a sort of greenish-purple."

It all begins here. Over forty books and several decades of Pratchett's wondrous creations start with this volume. While often considered not the best place to start, and with some sound reasoning behind that, it's still a joy to read all these years later. Without this book, we'd not have the delight that is Discworld in all its glory to enjoy.

Final Destination 2

“People are always most alive right before they die. Don’t you think?”

If someone were to randomly ask me what my favorite Final Destination movie was, I probably would have said this one. It’s the one that my mind immediately goes to whenever I think about the franchise. I like all of the characters, the kills are almost all practical, it’s very hard to ask for anything more.