One Sentence Media Reviews
If you're a seasoned veteran the stories and explanations of psychedelics from the perspective of a 60-something year old noob might be a little obvious, but the history, the neuroscience, and the description of recent scientific studies are all interesting and inspiring.
I love a book that wants to get to the bottom of a complicated situation, and spares no expense or detail in doing so (even at the risk of making the reader endure the fact that there are dozens of rich white dude characters all named almost the same thing - looking at you james roberts and jim robertson), a book that really fully and truly explains the depths of something important.
the best part about this wonderful and wonderfully sad post apocalyptic travelogue is the intense introspection on the end of society; the funnest part is the inventory management.
This classic cartoon network animated show, like steven universe, starts off simple but quickly becomes deep and compelling, with fascinating characters, deep emotional and spiritual lessons, and a wonderful ending.
couldn't get into the new mcdonald novel - cheesy and overwrought.
This second volume of Morris' Roosevelt biography is a satisfying deep dive into the two presidential terms; it manages to be incredibly detailed, easy to read, and full of interesting points and details, altho in some ways it is light on overall analysis.
The jokes were so flat, the stakes so low, the stories so uninspired, I could only get through three episodes of this once beloved show.
Altho it's epic and fun and a fitting end to the trilogy, I was pretty disappointed in around 5 specific plot departures from the book that didn't even seem to add to the movie in any way, and really reduced the coherence of the story.
this third book in Herron's slow horses spy series plots a steady trajectory downward from the first two in originality and verve - I decided not to bother finishing it.
Super fun finish to the famous epic, gets more and more biblical in language as it goes on, way too many named characters and storylines to easily follow on a first readthru, not enough dwarves.
I don't quite remember but I’m pretty sure this was my first re-watch as an adult and altho we spread it over 3 nights (it's a 4 hour movie) I definitely enjoyed the epic fantasy and great mix of practical effects and CGI.
Chernow clearly fell in love with the famous general and president over the course of writing this long but approachable biography, but that didn't stop him from providing a wonderfully balanced and nuanced deep dive look at a truly remarkable man.
It's ridiculous, silly, overdramatic, super long, annoying background music, but! at the same time, the action is fun af, the dancing is fantastic, and if you watch it with a friend you'll definitely have a good time.
I was clued into this documentary about Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb by a friend and fellow history nerd and I’m so glad I was; watching the Bobs on screen would be a treat in even the most perfunctory recording, but this careful investigation into their history and methods is simply lovely.
Peter saarsgard and jodie foster make great foils in this locked room psychological mystery thriller, altho the plot and strategizing gets altogether too convoluted by the end.
At first this 20 hour documentary was thrilling, thanks to the incredible footage of the war and wonderful BBC narrator with his classic British accent, but as it went on it really dragged, mainly because it focused too much on western front infantry experiences (for like 10 hours) and not enough on strategy, tactics, or politics.