Masters of the Air — Apple TV | A sweeping saga ala “Band of
Brothers” or “The Pacific,” this Spielberg production doesn’t quite
achieve those heights, but it’s engaging and they spent some money on
making the aerial battles look pretty real. More than 75 years later,
it’s hard to believe that boys just a little older than Lincoln took to
the skies in nothing more than sheet metal and were killed by the
thousands every day in an effort to stop Hitler’s war machine.
Constellation, S1 — Apple TV | After almost 10 hours of television, I’m still not sure what this show was about. A European astronaut returns from a multi-month stay aboard the ISS after an explosion claims the lives of some of her crew, but thanks to an experiment NASA was running aboard the space station, she now exists in two separate states of matter? And she’s not alone — other space travelers throughout history have suffered similar fates? It stars Noomi Rapace (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Jonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”), that much I’m sure about.
Dune Parts 1 & 2 — Hulu, Theater | We rewatched the first film in preparation for the sequel, and I think I appreciated it a little more than on first viewing. It sets up the story well for the second film, which was super intense. I never read the book(s), so this is my first exposure to Frank Herbert’s world and while it’s not my favorite fantasy epic, it is worth seeing on a big screen.
Poor Things — Apple TV | Remember last month when I said the soon-to-be-published novel “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” was wild? Well, this is perhaps wilder! Not unenjoyable, though, once you agree to go along with the Frankenstein science behind the plot. It certainly has something to say about female empowerment. And Emma Stone has a statue to prove just how much the Academy likes it when beautiful people take on roles so far outside themselves.
Next Goal Wins - Hulu | Most of the funny scenes in this Taika Waititi film were in the trailer, but it’s a touching true story about how the American Samoan soccer team that lost in the 2002 World Cup to Australia 31-0 and then went on to lose 37 more consecutive games, finally won one, thanks to their indomitable spirit and a sad sack American coach exiled to the island by the U.S. soccer federation, played by Michael Fassbender.
Nano by Robin Cook | Grabbed this paperback off a “take me” bookshelf at a local coffee shop. I read a few Cook novels years ago. He’s the John Grisham of medical thrillers. This one was from 2012 about nanotechnology and not really very well written. It also ends without any sort of conclusion, as if a sequel was planned but it didn’t sell enough copies to merit one? I do like the idea of microscopic robots chomping on my cancer cells though!
Glad you tried Poor Things! Some people walked out of the theater when Dad and I went to see it, but we had a good time. Speaking of theaters... awesome you went to see Dune 2. Lisan al-Gaib!
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