September Viewing

The Occupant (2020)Javier Muñoz, once a successful executive, makes the fateful decision to leave his home, which he and his family can no longer afford. A twisty, Spanish, thriller with a good performance by Javier Gutierrez as the lead. You don’t always know where you’re headed or how the film is going to end until the final credits. Gutierrez plays and everyman that slow makes questionable decisions that leads him on a questionable path from his happy, but financially struggling…

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What I Watched in August 2023

Untold-Malice At The Palace (2021)A brawl broke out near the end of a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004. Nearly 17 years later, we re-examine that night and all the consequences that came from it.I remember this event. I might have even watched the game, I can’t remember if I had it on or tuned in when the brawl started. Sports alerts weren’t as prevenient in 2005. This doc interviews all the key…

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What I Watched in July 2023

Bear-Season 2 (2023)Wonderful. A+ television. The restaurant is getting an overhaul and its stressful for everyone. Bear meets up with an old acquaintance that distracts his attention, Sydney starts to doubt Carmen, the staff goes to culinary school, cousin has to step up, we get an awesome flash back episode with Jamie Lee Curtis that fills in a good chunk of background. Great writing shows you what the characters are feeling and why without explaining everything to you. The characters…

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What I Watched in June 2023

This past month I was able to power through several films at the begining of the month and I ran through the final season of "Success" like most fans. I was also able to catch up on a few more super hero films on the DC side and I was happy to see a couple more super films worth re-watching. The Forever Purge (2021)Adela and her husband, Juan, live in Texas, where he works as a ranch hand for the…

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Jesus Christ Superstar-Quick Review

Jesus Christ Superstar (50th year anniversary) in the Warton Center on Michigan State’s campus was the first live rock opera I’d ever attended. In 2020 the live TV special aired featuring singer/rapper Common as Jesus and Alice Cooper as King Herod. The performance was entertaining and it was enjoyable to see recognizable personalities in a rock opera. I was interested in seeing the live performance live when my mom notified me that it was coming to town and she wanted…

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