Been trying to get back into animation as it used to be a huge passion of mine. Went to see The Wild Robot and thought it was visually gorgeous, and I appreciated that it kept a consistent sentimental tone. Lately I feel like a lot of movies have this snarky self-deprecating humor and don’t try to be sincere until the end of the second act, and it’s nice to see a break from that.

Also it’s just a 15-minute series made to sell a video game, so there’s no real resolution, but I enjoyed Shadow the Hedgehog: Dark Beginnings. I haven’t seen Shadow written with any sentimentality in a while, and the fight scenes were fun to watch. Add some sweet and funny interactions with Rouge and my inner 12-year-old is happy.

We’re watching Teacup, Hysteria, and Bad Monkey. All are pretty good.

Just finished Chronologically LOST.

I can’t stand detective series

I’m not even particularly keen on David Mitchell

Absolutely no fucking idea why I enjoyed “Ludwig” this week then

I watched the last few episodes of Tales From the Loop. It was a pretty interesting show that I completely missed when it came out. I’m glad someone told me about it.

For movies, I finished up Dil To Pagal Hai, which I started last week. I’m working my way through all of SRK’s films.

I watched Green Card, which was fine, if entirely predictable. I also don’t get why people find Gérard Depardieu attractive.

Evil Under the Sun was good, because I always enjoy Poirot.

I watched Dark Star because it was an early John Carpenter film. It was not good.

I watched Stalag Luft mostly because it starred Stephen Fry. I liked it! Classic British humor.

Killer Heat was an interesting modern take on noir.

Sirocco from 1951 barely held my attention. It felt like a Casablanca wannabe. Maybe I’m not giving it a fair shake. Feel free to make a case for it.

I also watched Tokyo Joe, which I liked slightly more, but again, it felt like the studio was just thinking, “we have Humphrey Bogart, what should we do with him?” And then just slapped together another vaguely Casablanca-esque film and plopped him into it.

I had no idea what to expect from Lost in Yonkers. It was… Fine.

Somehow I had never seen When the Wind Blows before. Fantastic animation style, and I really like the blending of live action footage with traditional animation. That ending though. Fuck me.

Well on Netflix I started watching the anime Dan Da Dan and it is fun. I also started rewatching the fourth season of Demon Slayer in anticipation of the new season.

In c-drama land, Fangs of Fortune just dropped so I have been watching episodes as they come out. I was super hyped when Edward Guo started making the series because I like the vibe he brings and he works with a lot of my favorite actors. I’m loving this series so much, there are so many things that make me laugh out loud, gasp in surprise, and howl in shared anguish.

french police horror movie called The Soul Eater(2024).

it’s great, I highly recommend it.

• The Babadook - honestly pretty scary, was not expecting that ending!

• GTA VR by Corridor - really enjoyed it and I definitely do not have a crush on Trevor Philips

• Arcadian - those monster designs are so goofy, but it works! Not the best horror movie I’ve seen, but I enjoyed it!

• Smile - the original one after I saw the sequel. Still one of the scariest horror movies I’ve ever watched!