My Cultural Diet

My second time through the campaign. Enjoyed it even more, especially the gorgeous art design. I’m left wanting more, in both good and bad ways.

It pains me to rate a Jackie Chan movie so low, but compared to the first Police Story, this one feels underwhelming. The cafe and playground brawls are still topnotch Jackie action, though.

I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Sometimes, you just want to watch a beefy protagonist who has no qualms smashing bad guys’ heads in while dropping one-liners. This more than fills that bill. Bring on season two!

This cautionary tale about technology run amok is joyless and heavy-handed, two words I never thought I’d associate with a Jean-Pierre Jeunet film.

A top-notch Cold War thriller in every possible way. One of those movies that I could watch almost any time.

I haven’t read the original book but I enjoyed the movie, which felt like it mostly earned its big, melodramatic heartstring-tugging moments.

Very enjoyable nature documentary series on Disney+. Stunning footage + Will Smith’s humor and charisma = A winning combination. I also wrote about it for Christ and Pop Culture.

I really want to rate this higher, but it just doesn’t embrace the weirdness of Tsutomu Nihei’s manga as much as I would like.

I was a big fan of The Martian, and this feels very much of a piece. One of those sci-fi novels that makes you feel smarter while you read it. And yes, I’ll totally watch the (inevitable) movie.

I loved so much about this game’s aesthetic (design, Japanese Breakfast’s soundtrack), but unfortunately, it was nigh unplayable on my poor ol’ Xbox One S. The lag was so bad it gave me headaches. Did not finish.

I didn’t finish this one, so I don’t feel like I can rate it, but what little I played was really intriguing and suitably mysterious. Did not finish.

I know nothing about ZZ Top’s music (other than the obvious hits) but I really enjoyed this.

I loved everything about this old school-feeling RPG, from the lush pixel art and diverse, fantastical setting to the emotional storyline.

Though I appreciate what Chloé Zhao tried to do here, the results were flat and unremarkable. Also, when is the MCU ever going to address the giant Celestial corpse in the ocean?

Reading this, I can’t help but hear the actors’ voices from the TV series. They really did a marvelous job capturing the spirit of this book.

I’m pretty sure this novel about the world’s greatest assassin (and lover) is supposed to be a parody of the genre, but I found it tedious and pretentious. Did not finish.

Our new favorite pizza place in Lincoln. Their pepperoni and cream cheese is on point.