I think I broke my media consumption habits in October and have yet to get them right. A lot of basketball (on TV and in person) and another week away from home didn’t help. Thus, another rather short list of things to share this month.
Movies, Series, Shows
Halloween Baking Championship
I wrapped up the most recent season on November 2. Blayre was a deserving winner in a season filled with super-talented bakers. Seriously, any of six bakers could have won and I wouldn’t have been mad. Also I forgot to mention last month that L no longer watches these shows with me. Sad.
A
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
I think I watched 4–5 of these early in the month, skipping around to watch guests I was most interested in. As expected, really good stuff.
A
Goodfellas
The Godfather
One weekend A&E was showing these and The Godfather Part 2 on an endless loop so I popped in several times. I’ve always been a Goodfellas >>> Godfather guy, so I made sure to catch more of it. Still, two American classics.
A, A
Molly’s Game
Although I loaded by iPad up with a lot of content for our trip, I only ended up watching two movies, and both on the way back. Seriously, I’m not sure how I managed the flight to Europe so easily.
Anyway, I thought this was quite good. I think Idris Elba could have been used more, but it wasn’t his character’s story. Jessica Chastain was mesmerizing.
A-
Operation Mincemeat
My other airplane movie, I thought it was also well done, if given a few dramatic turns I figured were probably added just to make the story more interesting. One big one – the love triangle – was confirmed to be manufactured for the screen. There were some other elements I have not found anything to confirm or deny they were added by the screenwriters, but I’ll assume they were.
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’Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
I stumbled onto this one night as it began and ended up watching for all two hours. I’ve watched a few other shows that are about Christmas movies and this was much better than them, less a clip show that an exploration of what makes holiday movies resonate with us.
A-
Shorts, YouTubes, Etc
Gateway Astro: $800 All-In-One PC from 1999!
I don’t remember these at all, but if I did I bet I thought they were pretty dope.
One Hour of 80’s Video Game Commercials
Not sure what was worse: the Atari games or their commercials. Of course I watched every minute of this.
Audi S8 v Porsche Panamera Turbo: DRAG RACE
For some reason the Audi videos haven’t been showing up in my feed lately. I’m glad this one popped up.
Seinfeld Bloopers
A few pretty good ones in this compilation.
Everyday Carry Essentials and Travel Setup | Erik Anders Lang Founder of Random Golf Club | Gear Lab
This guy’s golf videos annoyed me when I used to watch them, but I am always down to listen/watch people talk about the stuff they use on a daily basis.