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Santa Inc. (2021)
Fun Little Show
I don't know if people realize that there aren't only two choices when reviewing media. There's a horrible trend going around that something is either is trash or the greatest thing ever with no in-between. I'm here to tell you that there is an in-between and the show lives there. I had a good time with the show and recommend you check out at least one episode. If it's not for you then it's not for you. It isn't trash and it isn't going to set the world on fire.
Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
Cute little movie
It's a cute little movie that turns the Home Alone idea on its head and makes the thieves more sympathetic than the kid. They're didn't pull it off 100%, but it was still enjoyable.
Fear Street: 1994 (2021)
Loved Every Second
I'm not sure what movie everyone else watched, but that was a lot of fun. For once the dumb teens actually had brains and fought back. The movie was well paced and I never felt bored. Definitely check it out.
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Best Star Wars Movie Yet
My favorite Star Wars Movie before seeing The Last Jedi was Empire, but it has since been replaced. This movie hits all the right notes while bringing Star Wars to the next level. It maintains that Star Wars feel and adds a lot to the mythology of the series. I really wish Rise of Skywalker had continued the themes of this movie.
Locke & Key (2020)
Different Tone but Still Great
If you like the graphic novels you might not like the tonal shift. I didn't mind it at all and loved what they did with the show. It feels more magical than spooky. I like it. If I want spooky I can read the books.
A Discovery of Witches (2018)
A Dull, Derivative Show
I haven't looked it up, but I'm going to bet the author of these books is a huge Twilight fan. This isn't Twilight for adults, it's Twilight starring adults. The adults still fall in love at the drop of a hat and the various creatures are basically humans.
To start, the vampires are just humans that drink blood and most of the time it's animal blood. At no point did they seem frightening or anything other than human. There's even a scene in the woods a la Twilight trying to sell how scary they are, but they're the furthest thing from scary or intimidating. They're vampires reduced to human in order for the main relationship to be palatable.
Second are the demons. I'm still not sure what these things are supposed to be. Note my roommate loves this show so I've seen it all the way through 3 times at this point and I'm still not sure the point of them bring in the show. They call them demons, but they never do anything that demon-like. Just people that we can demons. Cool. My guess is the power of 3. Having just witches and vampires would be boring.
Third, the witches. They started out really interesting. A reluctant witch finds a long lost book that they really set up as important and interesting. I was all about learning it's secrets. Then after two episodes it turned into the "Omg I love you" show between the main witch and vampire. Everything interesting is forgotten and we fall into an extremely generic love story with an "us against the world" story that's just so uninteresting.
A Discovery of Witches tries to trick you into thinking it will be a mature story written for adults when it's really just generic YA storytelling with a new coat of paint. If that's your thing, and I'm not judging, then it's a high quality version of that. So have at it.
The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (2020)
I Love This Show
Sometimes a show just speaks to me. This is one of those shows. It is insanely silly and that's my wheelhouse. The humor feels like if Romy from Romy and Michelle made a sketch show. If you want something super dumb, yet funny, I highly recommend it.
Daybreak: 5318008 (2019)
Loved Turbo's Backstory
Great episode. We got some much needed Turbo backstory and even though the plot didn't move much, it was still entertaining.
Spooky Buddies (2011)
Came for the Harland Williams and was not disappointed!
Harland Williams is a treasure. His entire filmography is just one cinematic masterpiece after another. These days he mostly does voice work and kid's movies, but that's where the real money is anyway so it's a brilliant move by a master strategist.
Spooky Buddies is, in a word, terrifying. Five puppies are killed in the first five minutes. This is to let you know this isn't your daddy's Buddies movie. And don't @ me, I know they all come back at the end. That doesn't mean they weren't dead those 80 years.
While my love for Harland knows no bounds, the really stars here are the puppies. Across the board great performances. Rose Bud especially. The human actors could learn a trick or two from these puppies.
The masterful Robert Vince knows how to make a dog movie and it shows here. The set is his chess board and when Vince is firing on all cylinders each scene is perfectly paced, bringing everything to a slow boil until BOOM everything speeds towards genre bending conclusion.
Highly recommended.
Twin Peaks: Part 3 (2017)
One of the Best Episodes of TV I've Ever Seen
The first 15 minutes of episode 3 of the new season of Twin Peaks is surreal perfection. The episode as a whole combines the surreal, humor, and a whole lot of mystery. The odd elements of Lynch's movies tend to turn a lot of people off, but there's always a reason for the madness, and there's always a payoff. If you aren't of fan of art that leans (or in this case, baths) in the abstract, then the new series might not be for you. It is much more Mulholland Dr. than the original Twin Peaks but in a good way. While the original show had a lot of bizarre elements, the new show cranks it up to 11. Episode 3 heavily features these elements and will be the point where a lot of people drop off and stop watching. I still recommend you push on through, even if you don't like the insanity featured in this episode.