Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: the meaning of movies is in what we take from them. Sometimes it’s a deeply soulful experience that connects you to pieces of yourself that you have a hard time accessing. And sometimes its about how high we can get that blood spurt to go
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, 2026
the meaning of movies is in what we take from them. Sometimes it’s a deeply soulful experience that connects you to pieces of yourself that you have a hard time accessing. And sometimes its about how high we can get that blood spurt to go
Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Before this cast quits playing these characters, we need a Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home-esque adventure for these guys. Make it so
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, 2026
Before this cast quits playing these characters, we need a Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home-esque adventure for these guys. Make it so
House of the Dragon Season 3 this show is never going to reach Game of Thrones at its peak, but it’s settled into something between spectacle and campy fun that keeps it watchable thanks to the great performances at its core
The Odyssey: I’ve always been a bit cool on Nolan, but Oppenheimer was my favorite movie of 2023 and I think I’m finally getting a bit more in tune with him. Not to steal too much from Kubrick, but the feeling of his movies tend to be in the think of things rather than the emotion.
The Odyssey, 2026
I've always been a bit cool on Nolan, but Oppenheimer was my favorite movie of 2023 and I think I'm finally getting a bit more in tune with him. Not to steal too much from Kubrick, but the feeling of his movies tend to be in the think of things rather than the emotion.
Current Things: August 2026
Currently Reading
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- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 4
- King of the Hill, Season 15
- Silo, Season 3
- House of the Dragon, Season 3
- Your Friends & Neighbors, Season 2
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1
- The American Revolution Miniseries
- Shrinking, Season 1
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- Been too busy planning trips to blog about them!
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Finished in July:
The Bear, Season 5 this show lost its way in the middle season(s), but really found its way back at the end. It’s always the best when it focuses on its one-two-three punch of developing its characters by having them overcome difficult external situations by working together. 📺
Moana (2026): I’m not as big of a hater of these live action remakes as some (most?), but this is the one that convinced me that animation is crucial to telling some stories.
Toy Story 5: Jarring for Buzz and Woody to take the back seat, but it’s still a Toy Story movie at heart.
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The Bear, Season 5 this show lost its way in the middle season(s), but really found its way back at the end. It’s always the best when it focuses on its one-two-three punch of developing its characters by having them overcome difficult external situations by working together. 📺
Moana (2026): I’m not as big of a hater of these live action remakes as some (most?), but this is the one that convinced me that animation is crucial to telling some stories.
Toy Story 5: Jarring for Buzz and Woody to take the back seat, but it’s still a Toy Story movie at heart.
Toy Story 5, 2026
Jarring for Buzz and Woody to take the back seat, but it's still a Toy Story movie at heart.
Moana, 2026
I'm not as big of a hater of these live action remakes as some (most?), but this is the one that convinced me that animation is crucial to telling some stories.
I haven’t heard many people talking about the new OS 27 photo editing tools. We just got back from 2+ weeks in Europe. I’ve been editing photos and it’s been super impressive. We had this great photo at the Tower of London but it had a lamp post between us– the tools nailed the removal.
Current Things: July 2026
Currently Reading
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- Cape Fear Season 1
- Your Friends & Neighbors, Season 2
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1
- The American Revolution Miniseries
- Shrinking, Season 1
Currently In Queue
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- Been too busy planning trips to blog about them!
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Finished in June:
Widow’s Bay Season 1 Pound for pound, this is the best new show I’ve seen in a long time. I honestly can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a show so much. Further proves my core belief that comedy and horror are basically the same thing
Disclosure Day: information doesn’t have negative or positive value– only the actions that people take because of it. But bringing someone from unknown to known can be scary; it requires empathy and understanding.
Finished reading: God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn I can’t do justice to this in my normal short post, but it’s an encompassing look at the blurry lines between the entities in the title. Lays out an incredible case for religion and then just comes to a different conclusion. 📚
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Season 1: I love how this show likes all its characters. It lets them be messy and holds them accountable, but the consequences seem like natural extensions of their actions rather than punishments. Then when a character does a “bad” thing, you get why and can empathize. 📺
For All Mankind Season 5: can’t pull off that finale without what came before it, but what came before it was rough at times. There’s a tightrope to walk when telling a story about protest and grounding that in a literal foreign world is like doing it with a 100 lbs weight around your neck 📺
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Widow’s Bay Season 1 Pound for pound, this is the best new show I’ve seen in a long time. I honestly can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a show so much. Further proves my core belief that comedy and horror are basically the same thing
Disclosure Day, 2026
information doesn't have negative or positive value-- only the actions that people take because of it. But bringing someone from unknown to known can be scary; it requires empathy and understanding.
Finished reading: God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn I can’t do justice to this in my normal short post, but it’s an encompassing look at the blurry lines between the entities in the title. Lays out an incredible case for religion and then just comes to a different conclusion. 📚
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Season 1: I love how this show likes all its characters. It lets them be messy and holds them accountable, but the consequences seem like natural extensions of their actions rather than punishments. Then when a character does a “bad” thing, you get why and can empathize. 📺
For All Mankind Season 5: can’t pull off that finale without what came before it, but what came before it was rough at times. There’s a tightrope to walk when telling a story about protest and grounding that in a literal foreign world is like doing it with a 100 lbs weight around your neck 📺
Current Things: June 2026
Currently Reading
Currently Reading: God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn 📚
Currently Watching
- Widow’s Bay, Season 1
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Season 1
- Your Friends & Neighbors, Season 2
- For All Mankind, Season 5
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1
- The American Revolution Miniseries
- Shrinking, Season 1
Currently In Queue
Currently Listening
Currently Planning
- Been too busy planning trips to blog about them!
Concurrently
DC friends (and any other weather nerds out there!): It’s been a long time coming, but the Capital Weather Gang has split from the Washington Post and is now just Capital Weather. This is the easiest and potentially best $8/month (or $75/year) you will ever spend. Go support them now!
Finished in May:
Hacks Season 5: Best if you think of the final episode as an epilogue rather than a finale, but this was the only ending there could be. Equal parts social commentary, poignant, and hilarious– I’m going to miss this show. 📺
The Sheep Detectives: loved it, but kept wondering: who was this made for? Ostensibly kids since it’s got talking sheep, but the mystery itself goes hard enough that it’s never obvious or boring for adults. Threads the needle well enough, but leans much more adult-friendly than kid-friendly
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Hacks Season 5: Best if you think of the final episode as an epilogue rather than a finale, but this was the only ending there could be. Equal parts social commentary, poignant, and hilarious– I’m going to miss this show. 📺
DC friends (and any other weather nerds out there!): It’s been a long time coming, but the Capital Weather Gang has split from the Washington Post and is now just Capital Weather. This is the easiest and potentially best $8/month (or $75/year) you will ever spend. Go support them now!
The Sheep Detectives, 2026
loved it, but kept wondering: who was this made for? Ostensibly kids since it's got talking sheep, but the mystery itself goes hard enough that it's never obvious or boring for adults. Threads the needle well enough, but leans much more adult-friendly than kid-friendly
Current Things: May 2026
Currently Reading
Currently Reading: God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn 📚
Currently Watching
- Widow’s Bay, Season 1
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Season 1
- Your Friends & Neighbors, Season 2
- For All Mankind, Season 5
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1
- The American Revolution Miniseries
- Shrinking, Season 1
Currently In Queue
Currently Listening
Currently Planning
- Been too busy planning trips to blog about them!
Concurrently
- Four top-flight shows on AppleTV right now– hard to wonder how long until Apple turns off the money spicket on churning these out, but enjoying it while it lasts.
Finished in April:
The Drama: Swimming in the same pond as Phantom Thread. I like what it’s going for, but didn’t quite make it past its concept. Comparisons with PTA are a double-edged sword: always nice to be in the same conversation, but you’re never going to execute like he can.
The Super Mario Galaxy movie: Go ahead and keep hitting that ? block until the coins run out, I guess
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