The Patient (TV 2022)

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The Patient (TV 2022): Steve Carell as a therapist kidnapped by a serial killer who desperately wants someone to cure him of his urge to kill. Claustrophobic feel. Episodes become more introspective until you don't know who is the patient. Resolution, revealed late, is good. B-

Elections Matter: Book Banning Edition

Source: San Antonio Current.

Richardson ISD and Frisco ISD had school board elections last year. In both cases, some candidates objected to being characterized as being "book banners." The outcomes in the two elections were quite different. The book banners lost in RISD. They won in Frisco ISD. The consequences are now being felt.

POTD: Shoe Rack

From 2022 07 06 Kinderdijk

Today's photo-of-the-day is of a shoe rack in a windmill house in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. Wooden shoes are more a curiosity than footwear seen today, but they did have a historic advantage. Not only do they provide foot protection (think of today's steel-toed work shoes), they were waterproof (good for living on canals and marshes), durable and cheap.

POTD: Netherlands and Windmills

From 2022 07 06 Kinderdijk

Today's photos-of-the-day are from the Netherlands. What's more Dutch than windmills?

Bonus photos after the jump.

The Fabelmans (2022)

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The Fabelmans (2022): Steven Spielberg's personal coming-of-age tale with three subplots that don't quite mesh: his early love of movie-making, his family's complicated relationships, and a school bullying incident. The family story is best. His mother deserves her own movie. B+

Enola Holmes 2 (2022)

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Enola Holmes 2 (2022): Sherlock's young sister is still smart, independent, and good with jujutsu. Young girls should still love her. This time, she finds a woman missing from a match factory sweatshop. Clues galore. Her sleuthing skills are over the top and the best fun. C+

Spirited (2022)

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Spirited (2022): Modern take on Dickens Christmas Carol, or a mangling of it anyway. Scrooge(s) and the ghosts are hard to tell apart. More a buddy movie with Will Farrell and Ryan Reynolds. Big musical numbers are good, but movie seems embarrassed by them. Worse, NSFK (kids). D+

Inside Man (TV 2022)

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Inside Man (TV 2022): Vicar, trying to protect others, makes increasingly more desperate mistakes, putting his family and himself in jeopardy. Plot holes galore. Halfway around the world on death row, the nemesis he doesn't know he has is just as absurd. Still a fun watch. C+

POTD: Amsterdam's Modern Architecture

From 2022 07 03 Amsterdam

Today's photos-of-the-day are from Amsterdam. Everyone's familiar with Amsterdam's historic canal houses, but architecture hasn't stood still in the city since the 17th Century. Here are just two examples of striking modern architecture: the Eye Film Museum and the NEMO Science Museum.

POTD: Bike Parking

From 2022 07 03 Amsterdam

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Amsterdam. It shows the end of a bike rack in the center of the city.

Bonus photo after the jump.