It was fine I guess. I just don’t jive with Wes Anderson no matter which movie and how many times I try.
Rating: 3.0 stars
? Crossposted on Letterboxd
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Asteroid City – ★★★
The Mountain in the Sea – ★★★★★
A little unsatisfied with the main mysteries wrapped up and some details left unexplored, but overall really enjoyed this quite a bit. Thought the main character was great as well as the various AIs, and in particular really found the idea of the point-fives conceptually intriguing.
Rating: 5 stars
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Scan QR code for service
Best Buy is apparently so poorly staffed these days you have to scan a QR code and fill out a web form for service.
Who would paid $2000 to watch a Cowboys game?
You used to be able to slip the ticket guy at the Cotton Bowl a $20 to get into Texas/OU.
AT&T Stadium employee took $2K bribe to let ticketless fans into Cowboys game, police report says
Texas women’s volleyball wins 2023 national title
Texas Volleyball are back-to-back national champions! ??
120 years overdue library book
Someone returned a book to a Pennsylvania library 120 years overdue. It was checked out in 1904. I guess I feel a little less bad about that book my kid lost for 3 months now.
The Boy and the Heron – ★★★★
Fantastically beautiful in both expected and unexpected ways. The animation in the fire scenes was remarkable and surprisingly evocative and scary. Not our favorite Miyazaki but the kids and I both really enjoyed it, though I wonder how much of it they followed in parts. My 8 year old is not exactly as familiar with World War II and metaphors for grief as most folks on Letterboxd.
Maybe seeing in the theater without distractions is why it worked better for me on first watch than some of Miyazaki’s other more fantastical, less narratively straightforward films have. Looking forward to rewatching it again to see if it rises any higher in my Ghibli rankings.
This is actually my first ever Miyazaki to see at release in theater. The third one on the big screen this year though as we saw Nausicaä and Mononoke as part of Ghibli Fest this year. Will definitely make it to a few more when the next one rolls around.
Rating: 4.0 stars
? Crossposted on Letterboxd
? Watch The Boy and the Heron in theaters
Ohtani to Dodgers for $700 million
Meanwhile the Braves have made 9 different trades where each one they slightly improve the pieces of garbage they acquired. By the end they’ll have one replacement level left fielder.
13: The Musical – ★★
This was rough. Best song by far is in the trailer and in general this is just awkward and sub average musical. A huge portion of this story and multiple bad songs are about the entire school of 12-13 year olds openly talking and planning so two of them can kiss including the two of them that want to kiss. It feels like a story about 13 year olds written by an 8 year old.
Based on other reviews they butchered the stage version so maybe I’ll get a chance to watch that sometime.
Rating: 2.0 stars
? Crossposted on Letterboxd
? Watch 13: The Musical on Netflix
GTA 6 trailer featuring Nathan Drake
Is it just me or does Nathan Drake show up in the last 10 seconds of the GTA VI trailer?