Media Diet: January 2026

🎬 The Rip - Oof. Just not great. Was excited for Damon and Affleck together again but they did not pull this one off. (C)

📺 Stranger Things Season 5 - I went to watch the finale in theatre and had an absolute blast. I don’t think I’ve watched a single episode of Stranger Things with another human being in the room, so it was such a great experience. Overall a solid final season for such a long running show. (A)

📺 Irish Blood Season 1 - Ehhhh not great. Not worth a watch. (C)

🎬 Marty Supreme - Favorite movie of 2025! Just go see it. (A+)

📺 Pluribus Season 1 - Another great series from Vince Gilligan. Can’t wait to see where this goes next. (A)

📺 Boots Season 1 - Took me a few episodes to get into it, but really enjoyed it in the end! (B+)

📺 Overcompensating Season 1 - Similar to Boots, took me a bit to get into, but then really enjoyed it. (B+)

🎬 She Rides Shotgun - Fantastic movie that I completely missed when it first came out! (A-)

📚 Son of Avonar by Carol Berg - Got in a book exchange with my book club. Enjoyed, but I’m not sure if I will continue the series. (B+)

📺 House of Guinness Season 1 - Very over the top but I enjoyed it! Good mindless TV. (A-)

🎬 People We Meet on Vacation - Cute but very predictable. (B+)

🎬 Is This Thing On - Another solid film directed by Bradley Cooper. It’s been impressive to see his transition from acting to directing. (A-)

📺 Landman Season 2 - Oh my god this show. Just so ridiculous and over the top. It gets so cringey. It’s more of a hate-watch than anything else. (B)

🎬 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - I enjoyed the previous film but it wasn’t my favorite in the 28 universe and left it unsure of the direction the series was going. The Bone Temple completely changed my mind. An absolutely incredible piece of film-making and my favorite of all the 28 universe. (A+)

📚Shadow of Mars by Glynn Stewart - I guess it’s understandable for a book that’s the 18th in the series, but this one felt a bit lost in the mix. Just filling in some context before the next book where the plot will take a major step forward. (B)

📚Mr. Styke by Brian McClellan - Solid little novella but left me wanting more. (B)

📺 Shoresy Season 5 - This show continues to be great fun. (A)

🎬 Nobody 2 - Eh not that great, feels like the first one should have been left as a standalone film. (B-)

🎬 The Fantastic Four: First Steps - What a snooze fest. Marvel has dropped so many snooze fests the last few years. (C+)