Wednesday<\/a><\/em> B+<\/p>\n The White Lotus<\/a><\/em>, seasons one and two It is a genius show for many reasons. You hate the bulk of the cast, who are mostly terrible people, yet are compelled to keep watching. It tackles and critiques so many elements of society: class, wealth, and privilege; parenthood, marriage, and sex; race relations; colonialism. Some of these, and others, are just brushed upon. But there\u2019s some seriously good commentary about the bigger issues.<\/p>\n I think what makes it truly brilliant, though, is you don\u2019t have to dive into any of that if you don\u2019t want to. You can just let the exceptionally compelling and funny mystery captivate you for the six and seven episodes that make up each season, guessing and re-guessing about who that body we see in the first episode will end up being.<\/p>\n Great writing, great acting, great scenery, great show.<\/p>\n A, A<\/p>\n All Quiet On The Western Front<\/a><\/em> Remaking the movie with modern techniques makes for an even more haunting experience. All war is brutal, but World War I was especially terrible as tactics had not yet caught up with technology, and men were sent running into sure death quite often. My assumption is that no cinematic experience can recreate the horrors of war. After all, if your life isn\u2019t in danger and you can\u2019t smell, hear, feel death all around you, you can\u2019t understand what it is like to be in war. This film pulls no punches and has some of the most brutal images of war I can recall in a movie.<\/p>\n While this updated version fails to follow the soldiers after war, an element of the original that emphasized the isolation that came with serving, it is still a powerful experience.<\/p>\n B+<\/p>\n Gone Girl<\/a><\/em> A-<\/p>\n Perry Mason<\/a><\/em>, season one This season was a little slow, especially in the middle episodes. While I enjoyed some of the more modern political\/societal angles that were included in the story, I wondered how well they fit the times (1931\u201332). Still Rhys was very good, as was Stephen Root, and the supporting performances were almost all excellent. When the momentum finally picked up in the final three episodes, it became pretty good TV.<\/p>\n B+<\/p>\n Frightened Rabbit – \u2018The Full Session\u2019 | The Bridge 909 in Studio<\/a> THE VIEW FROM 12 BARRELS AT 12 DIFFERENT WAVES IN ONE YEAR<\/a> Slow Lane<\/a> Mach Loop 2022 Highlights!! USAF F\u201315Eagle V F35Lightning Low Level through the Mountains of Wales<\/a> The Greatest Low Flybys & Airshow Moments<\/a> The Offensive Action Taking Over Basketball<\/a> Why Switzerland Has 374,142 Bunkers (and likely more)<\/a> Dropping a GoPro Under a Popular Fishing Pier<\/a> Making Of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT<\/a> How were Roman roads made?<\/a> Roman Road-Construction<\/a> Alvvays – What\u2019s In My Bag?<\/a> Inside the 40 Year-Long Dungeons & Dragons Game<\/a> Dhaulagiri<\/a> Anthony Bourdain A Cook\u2019s Tour: Season 2 Episode 5: Elements of a Great Bar<\/a> What Army Snipers Go Through At Sniper School<\/a>
\nThis was on constantly in our house over the holidays. I think the girls and S all watched it on their own, then we had several episodes on the main TV while we had guests. I sat and partially watched a few of them. I thought it was funny, clever, and generally good. Doubt I\u2019ll check out the entire series on my own, though.<\/p>\n
\nI probably should have taken some time between these seasons, and then written down my thoughts separately for each. However, I knocked them both out in about 10 days and loved just about every second.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m pretty sure I either watched the original 1930 film or read the 1928 novel. Both are pretty heavy accountings of what life was like for German soldiers in the later days of, and time after, World War I, and considered classic anti-war works.<\/p>\n
\nI read Gillian Flynn\u2019s book when it first came out about a decade ago, but never saw the movie. So I knew what happened, but couldn\u2019t remember the exact details, which always makes for an interesting viewing experience as I try to remember the book and wonder what, if anything, has been changed. Seems like this was pretty faithful to the book, and I certainly enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
\nI never watched the original Perry Mason<\/em>, although I remember seeing its black and white reruns on local TV as I flipped past when I was a kid. The only thing that got me interested in this was it being Matthew Rhys\u2019 first big part after The Americans<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nShorts, YouTubes, etc<\/h3>\n
\nFigured I had watched just about all the FR content that is available until I found this. It kicked off a big change in my music listening habits I\u2019ll detail in the next section.<\/p>\n
\nNathan Florence is a bad ass surfer. He takes it to the next level by surfing some of the best waves in the world with a GoPro clenched between his teeth to share an unreal perspective.<\/p>\n
\nIt had been awhile since I watched an arty surf video. The second half of the CFP national championship game seemed like a good time to break that slump. As always in Need Essential films, the music is pretty amazing too.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019ve watched some of these before. Seems like a pretty cool spot to hang out and watch some military jets roar right by you.<\/p>\n
\nOthers have said it before, but I\u2019ll add my voice to the chorus: if you want medium quality airshow videos, Bobsurgranny is your best source.<\/p>\n
\nZoom zoom.<\/p>\n
\nI think I knew a little bit about the concept of Swiss bunkers, but I had no idea they were this common, the logic behind them, and how they are becoming relevant again.<\/p>\n
\nGreat, my YouTube recommendations are probably going to be overrun with fishing videos since I watched this.<\/p>\n
\nAnytime I watch a war movie, I\u2019m always thinking about the logistics that go into filming complex battle scenes. How much planning there is, how many moving parts there are, and the coordination to takes to make it all work. I would have preferred this be a more technical explanation of how things were done.<\/p>\n
\nThose Romans were crafty.<\/p>\n
\nThis kids are soooo Canadian.<\/p>\n
\nI got into a little D&D content binge for a couple weeks, both reading articles and watching videos about the game. This was the most interesting of the several vids I watched.
\nCan You Play Dungeons and Dragons with only things found at the Dollar Store?<\/a>
\nI watch a lot of weird stuff, not all of which makes this accounting each month. But I figured since I already outed myself for dabbling in D&D content, I should go ahead and include this one.<\/p>\n
\nI very much enjoyed the perspective of this climbing film, more about the courage to accept when a summit attempt won\u2019t be safe than the courage to climb in the first place.<\/p>\n
\nHave I ever seen A Cook\u2019s Tour before? I don\u2019t think so. This popped into my feed and looks like the entire series is on YouTube, so I\u2019ll be checking it out soon.<\/p>\n
\nI figured sniper school would just be a bunch of shooting. Looks like it gets kind of nutty.<\/p>\n
\nMusic\/Podcasts<\/h3>\n