Aviation-themed anime from the early ’00s. Cool aerial sequences but a muddled plot about artificial intelligence, alien invasions, and PTSD (among other things).
My Cultural Diet
911 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 liked this better than Black Helicopters, but I still think Agents of Dreamland is the best of the trilogy.
I know Zio’s makes good pizza, but it doesn’t really travel well for takeout. Plus, they got our order wrong this time.
Is there such a thing as a too-sarcastic Ryan Reynolds? This might be it. I had high hopes going into this, given that it was by the same team that gave us 2021’s Free Guy — which was honestly way better than it had any right to be. But while The Adam Project is enjoyable enough, it wasn’t as interesting, novel, or enjoyable as Free Guy.
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.
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.
I enjoyed this well enough when I was reading, but it didn’t leave much of an impression.
