It's been a rough couple weeks for losing beloved entertainers: Dolly
Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen all left us last week. If you don't know
Cullen, you've at least heard him as Optimus Prime and dozens of other iconic
cartoon characters.
With the blog rolling into September, regular posts will go on hiatus
while I prep for the annual
Countdown to Halloween
with a post every day in October. Every year I think I don't have it in me and
struggle to find things to talk about but every year I pull it off.
Anyway, let's get this recap on the road!
Series
The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
More like Riotous Gemstones! I've been binging the series over the summer and
just wrapped it up. If Danny McBride knows how to do one thing, it's create
people you wouldn't go near in real life but find some way to make you root
for them.
Another summer binge. This one took me by surprise. Not only is everyone great
in it but this is probably Harrison Ford's best role (sorry Han and Indy!).
It's good to see him get into something with real depth and also show that he
can be funny! This show alone is worth getting AppleTV for.
Gatchaman Progress
Knocked out 5! Currently up to 89
Movies
The Devil's Mouth (2026, Prime)
One final shark movie for the summer. It started off pretty good but once the shark gets going, it basically turns into a slasher. For some reason, the shark has it out for this tour group beyond just needing to eat, or maybe he's really hungry. I don't know a lot about shark eating habits. The ending goes a little too far into action movie territory antics where the rest was pretty grounded.
Rating: 5/10
One final shark movie for the summer. It started off pretty good but once the shark gets going, it basically turns into a slasher. For some reason, the shark has it out for this tour group beyond just needing to eat, or maybe he's really hungry. I don't know a lot about shark eating habits. The ending goes a little too far into action movie territory antics where the rest was pretty grounded.
Rating: 5/10
