I gave Children of the Night about 20 minutes before moving on. It was slow, did not pull me in, and I have reached the point where I am okay with walking away from something that is not working for me.

Hopper is a warm and entertaining Pixar film that touches on some real themes but ultimately brings everyone together for a feel-good finish. Highly recommend it.

Jack Ryan: Ghost War just dropped on Amazon Prime and it is already sitting at number one in the US. Here are some thoughts on the film and the franchise as a whole.

I gave Project Hail Mary about an hour before calling it. The pacing was slow and the premise felt familiar. Here are my thoughts on why it did not work for me.

I gave the Netflix version of Jeopardy about three minutes before calling it. No energy, no audience, no fun. The host is talented but this show does not do him any favors.

The Wanda Sykes Netflix special kept me awake and engaged the whole way through, which is more than I can say for a few others I have tried lately. Here is a quick take on why it works.

The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film that follows a group of convicted criminals recruited for a dangerous covert mission. I stumbled onto it looking for something else and ended up genuinely entertained by the whole thing.