Buckle up and prepare for a rapid-fire June in review! I apologize for the longer blog post, but I’ve been watching a lot of new things recently that I’ve really enjoyed and I want to talk about all of them! *** While Project Hail Mary still retains the title of
The past few years, the Star Wars franchise and I have had a somewhat…complicated relationship. For a long time, everybody who knew me knew how much I loved Star Wars. It was my favorite franchise, the signature thing I geeked out over. When I heard the announcement Disney had purchased
I decided that it’s finally time to start getting caught up on reviewing some of the things I’ve watched/read this spring! I finished the Project Hail Mary audiobook, and it was a wonderful experience. It adds more background and context to a movie/story I already loved, and I highly recommended
Dune: Part 3 is easily my most anticipated movie of the year. And realistically, unless it’s a complete misfire, it will probably be my favorite movie of the year too. (The book it’s based on, Dune Messiah, is actually my favorite book in the Dune series.) However, Project Hail Mary
I know it’s still early in the year, but if you go to see just one movie at the theater in 2026, Project Hail Mary would be an excellent pick. It’s a really, really good movie – and I would even go so far as to call it a great
After the doldrums of winter, spring is finally (almost) here! And things are starting to brighten up at the box office as well, with several movies in recent weeks that I quite enjoyed. How to Make a Killing Glen Powell brings charm and chaos to a darkly funny inheritance scheme
Sometimes, a book appears in your life at just the right time, and it becomes something extra special. That’s exactly what happened to me with the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. I started reading the books last year, in the midst of a stressful and discouraging period in my life. I
Critics haven’t exactly been kind to the new sci-fi thriller Mercy. Normally when a movie hits below 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, I strongly consider giving it a pass. However, the trailer for this movie really intrigued me, so I went ahead and watched it anyway. The film opens abruptly, with
Anaconda was a silly, utterly ridiculous movie that doesn’t really need to exist — however, I loved every single minute of it and left the theater delighted. Sometimes, you just need a laugh, and for me, Anaconda delivered. No spoilers, but there were a couple scenes where I was laughing
Honorable mention: Dungeon Crawler Carl (book) Including this one is sort of cheating, because Dungeon Crawler Carl is NOT a new series that launched in 2025. However, I started reading it for the first time this year, and it helped rocket me out of a reading slump. It also helped
I’ve watched a traveling stage production of the musical Wicked, so I already knew how the movie Wicked: For Good was going to end. However, I wasn’t fully prepared for how this movie wrecked me emotionally. Be prepared to grab your Kleenex, folks! I fell in love with the first
I walked in to watch Edgar Wright’s new adaptation of The Running Man as basically a newbie. I have not read the original Stephen King novel, or seen the Arnold Schwarzenegger film from the 1980s. However, I generally adore Edgar Wright’s work, so any project he’s attached to gets an
