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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cregger | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★☆ | The Resident Evil video game series holds a special place in my heart, and the director's other works have been great. This was a good entry into the franchise but not quite a great one. |
| Park Chan-wook | Movie | 2025 | ★★★★★ | A slow burn dark comedy with some whacky twists and turns. But it's from the Old Boy director so you know it ratchets up to some hellish and hilarious moments. |
| Gore Verbinski | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★★ | This is an action comedy that almost defies description. Suffice to say: if you enjoy dark humor and want a fun action movie you cannot go wrong with this one. |
| Yorgos Lanthimos | Movie | 2025 | ★★★★★ | Brilliant acting, dark humor, and one heck of an arc that I cannot recommend enough. |
| 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. |
| Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | Movie | 2003 | ★★★★☆ | Not as good as the first but good enough for recommending a Sunday Funday first watch or encourage a rewatch. |
| Robert Luketic | Movie | 2001 | ★★★★☆ | A comedic time capsule that punches well above it's petite weight. 1.5 hours of good ol' American fun. |
| Macon Blair | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★☆ | Good bits by great actors in a dumb comedy that doesn't really seem to have much to say. But that's fine. |
| Damien Chazelle | Movie | 2016 | ★★★☆☆ | A mildly autistic pianist and an aspiring actress have some chance encounters that are cute and probably very emblematic of a town I appreciate but don't really romanticize. |
| Movie | 2025 | ★★★★★ | How self-interested can we be? Another set of terrifying tales from the twisted mind of Ari Aster that's excellent and unsettling and hopefully far from the truth. | |
| Damien Chazelle | Movie | 2022 | ★★★★★ | A winding tale on the beginnings of studios in Hollywood. From silent movies to talking pictures, you follow the wild journey for insights on what built the entertainment we all know and love. |
| Weird Al Yankovic | Movie | 2022 | ★★★★★ | If you ever enjoyed Weird Al's work, you will likely enjoy this quasi-biography. |
| Christopher Nolan | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★★ | An epic by modern and ancient standards. |
| Kenji Kamiyama | Movie | 2024 | ★★★★☆ | Enjoy the LotR universe again. It's a good entry with great voice acting and fine enough lore liberties. |
| Jeff Tremaine | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★☆ | A nostalgic not-quite-cash-grab that's always funny. |
| Michael Sarnoski | Movie | 2026 | ★★★☆☆ | Robinhood stole some of my time on earth with this one. |
| Steven Spielberg | Movie | 2026 | ★★☆☆☆ | Watching Spielberg's Disclosure Day felt very much like watching Scorsese's The Irishman |
| Kane Parsons | Movie | 2026 | ★★★★★ | Like describing a dog to somebody who has never seen one. |
| Curry Barker | Movie | 2025 | ★★★★☆ | Funnier than I expected and an incredible directorial debut. |
| 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. |
| Todd Field | Movie | 2022 | ★★★★★ | A slow-burn drama for anyone who likes calling folks on their bullshit. Cate Blanchett at her most. |