Saturday, October 5, 2024

POTD: Lotus on Water at Marina Bay

"Skyscrapers reach high,
Lotus floats in calm repose,
Balance in the bay."

— h/t ChatGPT

From 2023 12 24 Singapore

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the lotus pond at the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore. The growing skyline of Singapore is the backdrop. Singapore was our family's choice of destination for Christmas, 2023.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024): Generations later, apes rule and humans have lost their ability to speak (but not the humans in this movie for some reason). The ape world is split and our hero sets out on a quest to restore his clan's freedom from a rising dictator. Only in the last few minutes does the key question get asked, Can humans and apes ever get along? C-

Hulu

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Manhunt (TV 2024)

Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes

Manhunt (TV 2024): Historical drama. Fans of true-crime and detective stories will love it. So too will amateur historians who study events that change history. More than just the story of John Wilkes Booth, it's a story of America's reckoning with slavery, Civil War, and an aborted Reconstruction that we live with to this day. B+

AppleTV+

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Monday, September 30, 2024

Wolfs (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes

Wolfs (2024): An action comedy in which Clooney and Pitt play fixers who clean up crime scenes to protect high profile clients. The contrived plot's loose seams are connected with action sequences that don't require acting skills of either star. Still an entertaining watch. B-

AppleTV+