Category archives: Film

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is one of the best movies I’ve seen

We finally watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and it's comfortably one of the best movies I've seen. https://youtu.be/FU0i0eg6qak The story is compelling, the animation is brilliantly done. It's just an incredible movie. If you haven't seen it, and you're curious, it's well worth watching. This movie was the first of two movies we have planned…

Keeping track of my media diet

This idea of tracking my media diet really appeals to me: Just like last year, I kept track of almost everything I read, watched, listened to, and experienced in my media diet posts.Jason Kottke I follow a few people who do this too, sometimes pretty publicly. I'm not sure that I'd want to share everything…

Voyager 2 enters interstellar space and all I can think about are Klingons

Last week we learned that Voyager 2 had followed in its sibling's metaphorical footsteps, and entered interstellar space. According to Ars Technica: On Monday, NASA announced that one of its longest-running experiments has started a new phase. Five years after Voyager 1 reached interstellar space, its sibling, Voyager 2, has joined it there. While the…

The Aquaman soundtrack was released today, and I’m enjoying it

The Aquaman soundtrack by Rupert Gregson-Williams was released today, and I just found it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3QSyYRTsiRM5GORbNrslpc?si=MQGo8kQGQZWqiycg8_20bQ I've literally listened to two tracks so far, and it doesn't seem like it includes the music we heard in the trailer is in the soundtrack. Just the same, just based on "What Could Be Greater Than a…

Solo was fun! A terrific addition to the Star Wars movie catalogue.

Watched ‎Solo: A Star Wars Story on iTunes from iTunes
We just watched Solo for the first time. I really enjoyed it. It may not have the same tone as the core Star Wars movies, but it's a fun background story for Han Solo and Chewbacca. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNW0B0HsvVs Featured image source: DasWortgewand on Pixabay

And my Pottermore house is …

It's almost time for the Automattic Grand Meetup. This year we're all gathering in Orlando, and it looks like we'll have an opportunity to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™. In preparation for this, and the gifts my family will be expecting, my wife has suggested that we all be sorted into our respective…
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