The Devil Wears Prada 2 (movie, 2026)

The Devil Wears Prada 2

Watched August, 2026.

Painfully boring with no humor. A little bit of high fashion, but not enough to make it worth the lack of drama. This was simply a story that did not need to be told and characters that did not need to be redeemed.

Obsession (movie, 2025)

Obsession

Watched July, 2026.

I understand how men would be nervous while watching this psychological thriller, but media reports suggest that women relate to the obsessed woman. Those women (who relate) must be deranged. No realistic romantic relationship involves any consideration of this level of physical violence. To the extent it's just a movie, it's OK, but the dialog is painfully slow.

Project Hail Mary (movie, 2026)

Project Hail Mary

Watched July, 2026.

Very cute and moving. Hard sci-fi can be fun. The technical and political aspects fall apart as the movie continues. Everyone is sure to die--until they don't. All of a sudden, it takes only four years to return from a star 11 light years away, with no need to calculate trajectories. At least in The Martian, someone had to steal supercomputer time.

Corner Gas (TV series, 2004-2009)

Corner Gas

Watched 2026.

Quirky funny, although the women are too attractive for the rural boondocks of Saskatchewan.

The Sheep Detectives (movie, 2026)

The Sheep Detectives

Watched July, 2026.

Adolescent, humorous in a cutesy way, with a Christian flavor. The murder mystery is reasonably well presented. The movie is so goofy in an adolescent way that I didn't foresee the (funny) resolution of the chase scene near the end.

The Mouse on the Moon (movie, 1963)

The Mouse on the Moon

Watched May, 2026.

For a B-grade flick, this is surprisingly funny, in a British, 1960s, cold war, space race kind of way. The comic twists and eccentric characters are ingenious. Margaret Rutherford rules! "What are the Russians doing? I think they're building a wall." "Don't forget to feed the bobolinks!"

Wicked for Good (movie, 2025)

Wicked for Good

Watched March, 2026.

The music seemed good in the moment, but afterwards I could not hum a single tune, in contrast to the original WoOz. The choreography was not memorable. The twists on the traditional Oz characters were cute, but the problem with "magic" is the choices; when a spell is cast for one thing, because magic is real, then we can always imagine a dozen other spells that would solve the problems better. The final scene was feel-good, but it added nothing to the plot. I liked the development of the Galinda/Glinda character through the two movies, and the portrayal by Grande.