Category: Watch

Watched The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) from Netflix
Directed by Aaron Sorkin. With Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong. The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Rating: ★★★★★  

Just awesome. 

Almost hard to believe Sorkin’s involvement as there wasn’t as much walking and talking as I might have expected. A bit of a throwback to his A Few Good Men days in terms of style. Great writing, plotting, and acting here.

Watched Hitched for the Holidays (2012) from Hallmark Movies
Directed by Michael M. Scott. With Joey Lawrence, Emily Hampshire, Linda Darlow, Marilu Henner. An attractive pair agrees to be each other's supposed significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families at bay.

The definition of irony:

Two characters in a Hallmark Holiday movie coming out of an off-off-off=Broadway play that was obviously not good. One asks the other how they liked it:

I think the cast did a good job with material that was obviously a little bit far-fetched.

Rating: ★★½

Watched A Rose for Christmas (TV Movie 2017) from Hallmark Movies
Directed by Kevin Fair. With Marc Bendavid, Rachel Boston, Venus Terzo, Willa Milner. Andy's family has built Rose Parade floats for generations. When her Dad gets sick, Andy's forced to supervise the construction and decoration of their client's float and deal with a demanding businessman whose company commissioned it.

Rating: ★½  

A Pasadena Hallmark movie?! I’m in!

Orange Hill College in South Pasadena? Who knew?

“You have a heart flutter”… Fill in the bingo card!

Kind sir? Can you help us wrap up this Christmas tree.
Really? What century is this?

Watched "Hinterland" A Poacher's Discovery from Netflix
Directed by Ed Thomas. With Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel. A curator's body is found in a shallow grave. The team investigate her death. Mathias comes under suspicion when another dead body is discovered. An independent officer is appointed to investigate the death and invites DS Owens to help him.
Watched November 20, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode from PBS NewsHour
Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Joe Biden forges ahead with his transition to the White House as President Donald Trump shows no signs of conceding. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham calls for a reset on the nation’s COVID-19 response as cases surge across the country. And music legend Dolly Parton reflects on a year marked by a pandemic and why she is creating more than ever before.
Watched November 19, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode from PBS NewsHour
Thursday on the NewsHour, U.S. health experts express worry as coronavirus rages and holiday gatherings approach. Plus: The pandemic's public health and economic toll, President Trump’s latest attempts to challenge election results, the legal questions around vote counts, U.S.-Israel policy, political polling under scrutiny, Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis and the fate of unemployed older workers.
Watched "The Crown" Fagan from Netflix
Directed by Paul Whittington. With Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Gillian Anderson. As Thatcher's policies create rising unemployment, a desperate man breaks into the palace, where he finds Elizabeth's bedroom and awakens her for a talk.
A fascinating and interesting episode, particularly in light of our current pandemic and economic situation right now. 
Watched How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) from Netflix
Directed by Dean DeBlois. With Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson. When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.

Rating: ★★★★½

Someone ran away from the first twenty minutes of this for scariness/sadness, but it was actually well done through and through. I thought it’d be hard to beat the first one.