Summer was a slow screen time. If not for me bring sick for a week in August, these numbers would be dismal. I watched 5 movies in July and 5 in August.

Streaming – We watched seasons 1 & 2 of Bosch: Legacy. We loved the Bosch series and enjoyed continuing on with these characters. Some police friends are back and he’s able to go even more off the rails as a private detective.

I loved…

Beverly Hill Cop: Axel F, 2024. Do I remember much of the plot? No. But as someone who grew up watching the originals I loved stepping back in time with Axel and friends. Nostalgia at its finest.

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I liked…

Mr. Malcom’s List, 2022. If you like historical romances or Bridgerton, this is probably going to hit the spot for you. I thought it was a very well done movie about a man who has a list of the attributes he wants in a wife and a woman who didn’t meet the criteria.

Run Lola Run, 1998. We don’t watch many foreign films, but we both felt fancy one night and watched this time-bending German thriller. Think Groundhog Day with guns.

Harold and the Purple Crayon, 2024. Even though making one of my favorite children’s books into a live action movie didn’t sound great, I knew I had to see it. It was full of weird directions and not nearly enough fun scenes like the one in Ollie’s, but I liked it because I liked Zachary Levi as a grown up Harold.

The Other Zoey, 2023. For a cutesy young adult rom com I actually liked the twist in this one.

Find Me Falling, 2024. An exotic mature love story with Harry Connick Jr. Yes please!

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These were fine…

A Family Affair, 2024. The cast was good, but didn’t feel a lot of love for the actual love story.

Despicable Me 4, 2024. Gage still likes seeing the new movies do we went. As with all of them, I’ve resigned myself to just going with it it since I’m going to be dragged to all of them. I’m a little more accepting of Gru since he’s become a family man.

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I watched these so you don’t have to…

Space Cadet, 2024. Rex cons her way into the space program. I liked Emma Roberts, but the movie is just beyond ridiculous.

You May Not Kiss the Bride, 2011. A fake wedding forced by mobsters with mobster kidnappers. Mobsters are not my thing.