The Classics<\/strong> Was not able to squeeze Die Hard<\/em> in this season. Although I can really watch it any time, right?<\/p>\n New(ish)<\/strong> B+<\/p>\n A Christmas Story Christmas<\/a><\/em> B+<\/p>\n The Office<\/em>\/Seinfeld<\/em> A<\/p>\n The Nice Guys<\/a><\/em> C-<\/p>\n Apollo 11<\/a><\/em> A<\/p>\n Ava<\/a><\/em> C<\/p>\n Glass Onion<\/a><\/em> A-<\/p>\n Band of Brothers<\/a><\/em> A<\/p>\n Nest Zero – Murder Hornets in Washington State<\/a> 12 Days of Newness<\/a> Cheap, renewable, clean energy. There\u2019s just one problem<\/a> Fantastic Cockpit Views AIRBUS A380 Takeoff | 8 Cameras<\/a> This Blue Angels Cockpit Video is Terrifying and Amazing<\/a> Barbie trailer<\/a> Behind the Scenes of Elf<\/a>. \u00a0Part 2<\/a> How accurate was Band of Brothers Carentan<\/a> Sip and Feast<\/a> Holiday Shit The Classics Dr. Seuss\u2019 How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Vacation, A Elf, A Four Christmases, B+ SNL Christmas Special, A- I did not watch this the past two years, instead catching my favorite sketches on YouTube. That was a good decision. They\u2019ve made some updates and a couple of the new adds were quite good. Still say \u201cConsumer Probe\u201d needs to be dropped. SNL – Christmas in Australia, A+ This is the perfect replacement for \u201cConsumer Probe.\u201d I showed it to my sister-in-law who lived in Australia for a few years. She had never seen it before. I think I made her holiday season! The Office Christmas episodes, average of A Seinfeld \u201cThe Strike\u201d, A Was not able to squeeze Die Hard in this season. Although I can really watch it any time, right? New(ish) Holiday Baking Championship, season nine A weird season. It started off kind of slow, and there were several contestants I actively hated. But once that dead weight was cut away, it rounded into a really solid season with a lot of good bakers. The champion, Dru, was very good but his absolutely ridiculous man-bun infuriated me for the show\u2019s entire run. He was not my first choice, but he certainly deserved the win. B+ A Christmas Story Christmas While there was an official sequel, it never gained any cultural traction. In this new-for\u20132022 sequel, adult Ralphie returns home to Homan, IN after The Old Man dies just before Christmas in 1973. Things go wrong, then a little Christmas magic makes everything right. It was fun seeing so many of the original actors reprise their roles from 40 years go. And there were lots of call-backs to the OG. Very sweet, with a hint of sadness. Not a new classic but a perfectly fine way to spend 114 minutes in December. B+ Regular Shit The Office\/Seinfeld Good Lord I still watch these a lot. One day I\u2019ll get sick of them. Probably not soon enough for S, although at least most of the Seinfelds are unfamiliar to her. A The Nice Guys I was told this was funny. It was only mildly funny. I read there was a Christmas angle. That was true only for the last three minutes of the film. The story was so dumb\/confusing I wondered if I had fallen asleep and missed a few scenes. Worst of all, for a movie that made pains to plant itself firmly in 1977, there were a number of songs from the pretty great soundtrack that were from well after \u201977. C- Apollo 11 While watching this I was sure I had seen it before. But it\u2019s only three years old and I can\u2019t find a record of watching. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m just confusing it with other Apollo videos I have watched, or I saw previews of it. Regardless, another excellent entry into the list of documentaries about the space age. A Ava Things that work: Jessica Chastain as a bad-ass assassin. Things that don\u2019t work: pretty much everything else in this movie. C Glass Onion We actually got two of the three girls to watch this with us Christmas night. I really enjoyed it, especially Janelle Monae\u2019s big role. Not quite as good as Knives Out, but still fun. A- Band of Brothers I\u2019ve been putting this off for, checks notes, 21 years; was time to get to it. A spectacular and very moving way to end the year. I really enjoyed how it wasn\u2019t just ten episodes of insane battles. We got to see the full scope of the war experience. The final two episodes were especially impactful, first with the American troops discovering a concentration camp as the war neared its end, and then how they dealt with the period between the Nazi surrender and them getting word on if\/when they would be shipped to the Pacific. You spend over a year in the killing zone, you can\u2019t just turn off all those instincts. A YouTubes, Shorts, Etc Nest Zero – Murder Hornets in Washington State Remember Murder Hornets? Apparently we have stopped them! Or at least that\u2019s what one article I read last month said the data seems to indicate. In that article was a link to this piece from the early days of the Great Murder Hornet Panic. 12 Days of Newness Oh hell yes! Beau Miles\u2019 Christmas gift to us all! Cheap, renewable, clean energy. There\u2019s just one problem There are a lot of things in nature that create massive amounts of energy. Harnessing that energy often isn\u2019t as easy as you would think. Fantastic Cockpit Views AIRBUS A380 Takeoff | 8 Cameras We flew on an A350. I don\u2019t get how these big boys get\/stay in the air. This Blue Angels Cockpit Video is Terrifying and Amazing To quote Jeff Spicoli, \u201cAwesome! Totally awesome!\u201d Barbie trailer I recently read a profile of Margot Robbie, mostly focused on her latest role in Babylon. But there were some references to her next big film, Barbie, and how it will not be what people expect. I love her already, but this awesome trailer makes me want to talk the girls into being my excuse to go see this next summer. Behind the Scenes of Elf. \u00a0Part 2 How did I never see these before Christmas night, 2022? How accurate was Band of Brothers Carentan Easy Company Assaults the Crossroads in Holland, 1944 I had to watch of few of these while\/after watching the series. Sip and Feast This guy\u2019s Peposo video randomly popped up in my feed. I watched it, made it, ate it, loved it, and began watching more of his videos. 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\nDr. Seuss\u2019 How The Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em>, A
\nChristmas Vacation<\/em>, A
\nElf<\/em>, A
\nFour Christmases<\/em>, B+
\nSNL Christmas Special<\/em>, A-
\nI did not watch this the past two years, instead catching my favorite sketches on YouTube. That was a good decision. They\u2019ve made some updates and a couple of the new adds were quite good. Still say \u201cConsumer Probe\u201d needs to be dropped.
\nSNL – Christmas in Australia<\/a><\/em>, A+
\nThis is the perfect replacement for \u201cConsumer Probe.\u201d I showed it to my sister-in-law who lived in Australia for a few years. She had never seen it before. I think I made her holiday season!
\nThe Office<\/em> Christmas episodes, average of A
\nSeinfeld<\/em> \u201cThe Strike\u201d, A<\/p>\n
\nHoliday Baking Championship<\/em>, season nine<\/a>
\nA weird season. It started off kind of slow, and there were several contestants I actively hated. But once that dead weight was cut away, it rounded into a really solid season with a lot of good bakers. The champion, Dru, was very good but his absolutely ridiculous man-bun infuriated me for the show\u2019s entire run. He was not my first choice, but he certainly deserved the win.<\/p>\n
\nWhile there was an official sequel<\/a>, it never gained any cultural traction. In this new-for\u20132022 sequel, adult Ralphie returns home to Homan, IN after The Old Man dies just before Christmas in 1973. Things go wrong, then a little Christmas magic makes everything right. It was fun seeing so many of the original actors reprise their roles from 40 years go. And there were lots of call-backs to the OG. Very sweet, with a hint of sadness. Not a new classic but a perfectly fine way to spend 114 minutes in December.<\/p>\n
\nRegular Shit<\/h3>\n
\nGood Lord I still watch these a lot. One day I\u2019ll get sick of them. Probably not soon enough for S, although at least most of the Seinfelds<\/em> are unfamiliar to her.<\/p>\n
\nI was told this was funny. It was only mildly funny. I read there was a Christmas angle. That was true only for the last three minutes of the film. The story was so dumb\/confusing I wondered if I had fallen asleep and missed a few scenes. Worst of all, for a movie that made pains to plant itself firmly in 1977, there were a number of songs from the pretty great soundtrack that were from well after \u201977.<\/p>\n
\nWhile watching this I was sure I had seen it before. But it\u2019s only three years old and I can\u2019t find a record of watching. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m just confusing it with other Apollo videos I have watched, or I saw previews of it. Regardless, another excellent entry into the list of documentaries about the space age.<\/p>\n
\nThings that work: Jessica Chastain as a bad-ass assassin. Things that don\u2019t work: pretty much everything else in this movie.<\/p>\n
\nWe actually got two of the three girls to watch this with us Christmas night. I really enjoyed it, especially Janelle Monae\u2019s big role. Not quite as good as Knives Out<\/em>, but still fun.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019ve been putting this off for, checks notes, 21 years; was time to get to it. A spectacular and very moving way to end the year. I really enjoyed how it wasn\u2019t just ten episodes of insane battles. We got to see the full scope of the war experience. The final two episodes were especially impactful, first with the American troops discovering a concentration camp as the war neared its end, and then how they dealt with the period between the Nazi surrender and them getting word on if\/when they would be shipped to the Pacific. You spend over a year in the killing zone, you can\u2019t just turn off all those instincts.<\/p>\n
\nYouTubes, Shorts, Etc<\/h3>\n
\nRemember Murder Hornets? Apparently we have stopped them! Or at least that\u2019s what one article I read last month said the data seems to indicate. In that article was a link to this piece from the early days of the Great Murder Hornet Panic.<\/p>\n
\nOh hell yes! Beau Miles\u2019 Christmas gift to us all!<\/p>\n
\nThere are a lot of things in nature that create massive amounts of energy. Harnessing that energy often isn\u2019t as easy as you would think.<\/p>\n
\nWe flew on an A350. I don\u2019t get how these big boys get\/stay in the air.<\/p>\n
\nTo quote Jeff Spicoli, \u201cAwesome! Totally awesome!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI recently read a profile of Margot Robbie, mostly focused on her latest role in Babylon<\/em>. But there were some references to her next big film, Barbie<\/em>, and how it will not<\/strong> be what people expect. I love her already, but this awesome trailer makes me want to talk the girls into being my excuse to go see this next summer.<\/p>\n
\nHow did I never see these before Christmas night, 2022?<\/p>\n
\nEasy Company Assaults the Crossroads in Holland, 1944<\/a>
\nI had to watch of few of these while\/after watching the series.<\/p>\n
\nThis guy\u2019s Peposo<\/a> video randomly popped up in my feed. I watched it, made it, ate it, loved it, and began watching more of his videos. The family better be ready for a lot of his recipes in the new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"