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.
My Cultural Diet
923 reviews of movies, TV shows, books, restaurants, etc. My own private Goodreads, Letterboxd, and Yelp all rolled into one (more info). Star ratings are 100% subjective, non-scientific, and subject to change. May contain affiliate links, which support Opus.
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.
I thought this would be right up my alley, but it never clicked for me. Did not finish.
I can’t remember the last time I hated a movie as much as I hated this one.
An absolute train wreck. A fascinating train wreck. But a train wreck, nevertheless.
Really enjoyable action scenes, but the comedy was too broad and over-the-top. Still undecided as to whether I’ll watch the sequel or not.
As much I want them to be, I just don’t think that Souls-like games are my cup of tea. Did not finish.
I occasionally found the controls frustrating, but I was never not intrigued by this “surreal, exoplanetary exploration game” (their words, not mine).
A delightful novella about a priest and a robot traveling through a post-apocalyptic society.
