Recommendations
A running ledger of recommendations including books, movies, music, video games, sustenance, and the rest. Annotated, opinionated, and updated when something earns more space, for better and for worse.
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| Item | Type | Year | Rating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste Hughey | TV Series | 2026 | ★★★☆☆ | I heard (from my BritBox loving mother) that this is a fun mystery show. And it was fine. Some great characters and all the elements for an intriguing Scooby crew that entertains. |
| Dave Green | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★★ | A Looney Toons movie with lawyers and valuable life lessons about the abuses of power and the importance of standing up. |
| Pendleton Ward | TV Series | 2010 | ★★★★★ | Treat yourself to the genius that is Adventure Time. The adventures of Finn and Jake are a fever pitch of laughter and philosophical wisdom and so much more that makes the show a modern classic. |
| Christopher Nolan | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★★ | An epic by modern and ancient standards. |
| Patton Oswalt | Stand Up | 2026 | ★★★★★ | The ticketing webpage had this categorized as "Spoken Word" but despite the lack of that it was still a great performance by Patton and opener Samantha Ruddy. |
| Steven Spielberg | Movie | 2026 | ★★☆☆☆ | Watching Spielberg's Disclosure Day felt very much like watching Scorsese's The Irishman |
| Charlie Brooker | Movie | 2025 | ★★★★★ | Faux-shoshin mockumentary. Perfectly executed delivery on asking life's greatest questions. |
| Andy Serkis | Movie | 2025 | ★★★★☆ | Andy Serkis's animated take on Orwell. B-tier but unfairly maligned — Serkis and the voice cast deliver despite the discourse. |
| Mike Makowsky | TV Series | 2025 | ★★★★★ | Garfield's improbable rise and his assassin's stranger arc. Macfadyen, Shannon, and Offerman at full tilt. |
| Bill Watterson | Book | 1995 | ★★★★★ | Perhaps the most formative work in my reading life. This is Bill Watterson distilling the universe into a teacup. |
| Susanna Clarke | Book | 2020 | ★★★★★ | A novel that finds my exact wavelength. |
| Bill Watterson · John Kascht | Book | 2023 | ★★★★★ | Watterson and Kascht give adults the fable they didn't know they needed. |
| James Carbutt · Will Todd | Video Game | 2024 | ★★★★★ | An interactive movie of a game — a two-hour visual delight by Coal Supper, voiced by Matt Berry. |
| Henry David Thoreau | Book | 1854 | ★★★★★ | Food for thought that warmed my mind and continues keeping it kindled with inverse, rebellious thoughts. |
| Dan Erickson | TV Series | 2022 | ★★★★★ | Excellent but the pedestal it is being held on (and potentially chasing) should be knocked down to size. |
| Todd Field | Movie | 2022 | ★★★★★ | A slow-burn drama for anyone who likes calling folks on their bullshit. Cate Blanchett at her most. |