| Rating | Title | Genre | Venue | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Old Guard 2 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Netflix | 2025/07 |
| N | I liked the first movie but this sequel was underwhelming. For some reason I found the movie boring right from the beginning. Seemed like the actors were phoning in their performances. Started to fast forward after halfway point. There were some annoying plot twists. The movie ended with two characters heading off to complete the story. I assume they will make a 3rd movie but not sure I would watch it. | |||
| 2.5 | Octopus! | Documentary | Amazon | 2025/07 |
| M | Watched this two episode documentary which was funny and entertaining. Phoebe Waller-Bridge was the narrator who provided humorous comments between the sections. It was interesting to see Tracy Morgan was so knowledgeable and passionate about sea creatures. I had hoped for this to be a bit more entertaining hence the Maybe recommendation. | |||
| 4 | UnREAL | Drama | Netflix | 2025/06 |
| Y | We watched all four seasons of UnREAL in a month. The story is a drama about a reality TV program similar to the Bachelor. Each season has a different twist so the story lines were not stale. Thought the show might have jumped the shark in season 4 but overall it was entertaining. | |||
| 3.5 | Justin Willman: Magic Lover | Comedy | Netflix | 2025/06 |
| Y | Very entertaining comedy special by Justin Willman. The magic was artfully incorporated into the show. The ending bit was definitely a mind blower. | |||
| 3 | The Better Sister | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Amazon | 2025/06 |
| M | The Better Sister started off with a murder. The show bounces back and forth in time and also dives into childhood memories. Both sisters are messed up in different ways. Not loving either character that much but sticking with it. | |||
| 3.5 | Murderbot | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Apple+ | 2025/06 |
| Y | Started watching this show to see how Alexander Skarsgard played a rogue robot. There is some dark humor along with the Sci-Fi action. Some of the other characters in the show are less impressive. Each episode is less than 30 minutes so easy to watch. | |||
| 3 | Welcome to Wrexham: Season 4 | Documentary, Sport | Hulu | 2025/06 |
| Y | The Wrexham football team continues to have success. They are grappling with the need to grow the organization. There are some unexpected injuries that cause challenges. It was an interesting season with an amazing ending. | |||
| 4 | Clarkson's Farm: Season 4 | Documentary, Comedy, Reality-TV | Amazon | 2025/06 |
| Y | We binged a bunch of episodes when the 4th season was released. It was interesting to see how Jeremy dealt with Kaleb being away for a couple months. He still doesn't seem to learn when it comes to making snap decisions. The farmers have been dealing with lots of rain, which has been a theme for a few years. His desire to open a pub/restaurant was also a big part of season four. | |||
| 2 | David Spade: Dandelion | Comedy, Stand-up | Amazon | 2025/05 |
| N | David Spade can be okay in small amounts. This comedy special seemed like he was phoning it in at times. He covered some old new stories and wasn't very funny. | |||
| 2.5 | The Four Seasons | Comedy, Drama | Netflix | 2025/05 |
| N | We decided to give the original 1981 movie a shot after seeing the Netflix update. The older movie might have been better when released. We liked some of the actors in the movie but it paled in comparison to the 2025 version. | |||
| 4 | Nonnas | Comedy | Netflix | 2025/05 |
| Y | Nice movie about someone who opens a restaurant with grandmothers (nonnas) doing the cooking. This was based on a true story. Stick around for the credits to see some of the real people and the restaurant. | |||
| 3 | Sirens | Dark Comedy, Drama | Netflix | 2025/05 |
| M | We watched this 5 episode show in two days. It started off a little rough, got better, but ended poorly. We were expecting a slightly different ending. | |||
| 3 | Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life | Comedy, Stand-up | Netflix | 2025/05 |
| M | We like Mike Birbiglia but this was not his best work. | |||
| 4 | Pee-wee as Himself | Biography, Documentary | HBO | 2025/05 |
| Y | This two part documentary about Pee-wee Herman/Paul Reubens was interesting. I had no knowledge of Paul Reubens before his first Pee-wee movie and the Playhouse show. I recalled one of the scandals but forgot about the second one. I'm glad this documentary was completed to help explain things and clarify misconceptions. Pee-wee was such a well known character in the 80s. It is a shame that Paul Reubens had to suffer through the scandals and hide his true self for most of his life. It was good to see some friends stuck up for him when the media was trying to tear his character down. | |||
| 3.5 | Sarah Silverman: PostMortem | Comedy, Stand-up | Netflix | 2025/05 |
| Y | Sarah Silverman has done a number of comedy specials over the years. Many of her bits have been raunchy or boundary pushing. This was an interesting special which focused on the passing of her father and step mother last year. Sarah is in her early 50s and seems to have mellowed a bit. Some of the comments resonated due to our parents having passed. | |||
| 3 | History of the Sitcom | Documentary | Max | 2025/05 |
| Y | We enjoyed this eight episode documentary about American sitcoms. We didn't know all the sitcoms mentioned, but had seem many of them over the past 50 years. It was interesting to see the social impact the sitcoms had for different reasons, depending on the social climate at the time. | |||
| 3 | Conan O'Brien: Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Comedy | Netflix | 2025/05 |
| M | The Mark Twain award for American Humor can be a fun event to watch. Was never a big fan of Conan O'Brien but I understand he pushed the boundaries of talk shows, similar to David Letterman. Enjoyed most of the comics who toasted Conan's achievement. Fast forwarded through a couple of bits that were not great. Will Forte had a funny bit near the end of the show. | |||
| 4 | Paul Reiser: Life, Death and Rice Pudding | Comedy | Amazon | 2025/05 |
| Y | Paul Reiser had not done a comedy special for 32 years. His observations about life and marriage should resonate with an older crowd. There were many laugh out loud moments when he made comments about relationships that we could relate to. Might not be as funny for younger viewers. Amazon Prime included two sets of ads, which were annoying. | |||
| 3 | Bunheads | Comedy, Drama, Family | Hulu | 2025/05 |
| M | Stumbled across this 2012 show about a teenage dance studio. We like the main actress, Sutton Foster, who was in the show Younger. Kelly Bishop is also a familiar actress from Gilmore Girls. Amy Sherman-Palladino is the creator of Bunheads. She also created Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. If you liked the vibe of those shows, then you will probably like Bunheads. Granted some of the later episodes had crazy plot twists. | |||
| 3.5 | Thunderbolts* | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Theater | 2025/05 |
| Y | Thunderbolts was an entertaining movie with some wry humor thrown in. Florence Pugh was the best character, reprising her role from Black Widow. The members of the Thunderbolts "team" were forced to work together and do not have the typical comradery of other super hero movies. David Harbour was fun as the Red Guardian. He brought most of the humor with his excitement of being on a team. Not sure how I feel about the last scene of the movie. It did not seem like a fitting outcome for the Julia Louis-Drefus character. There are two bonus scenes at the end of the movie. You have to sit through all the credits for the second one but it was worth it. If you see the movie in the theater, check the large Wheaties box in the lobby. Funny "ingredients" on the side panel. | |||
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