Review Day

There are no major spoilers in these reviews.

Love Hard (NR):
This is a pleasant Christmas movie about a woman who gets catfished on a dating app by Jimmy O. Yang. It passes the muster as a "not awful movie to watch around the holidays when you're tired of Home Alone". On Netflix.

Final Grade: B-

Feast of the Seven Fishes (NR):
A surprisingly good, understated holiday movie about a large Italian family in a Rust Belt town. It emphasizes slice of life over plot and has nice roles for half the supporting cast of the Sopranos. The tone of the movie reminded me of the second season episode of Bear where the family prepared a similar meal, but with a happy family. It used to be on Netflix but seems to have disappeared -- it can still be rented on Amazon Video.

Final Grade: B+

Cobra Kai, Season Three:
Cobra Kai has perfected its "karate soap opera" tone, where every episode is silly enough to play on 80s tropes but serious enough to not dismiss out of hand. Some of the questionable casting / plot decisions from Season Two are nicely embellished in this season. On Netflix.

Final Grade: B+

This Unruly Mess I've Made by Mackelmore and Ryan Lewis:
There are a few great, catchy songs on this album but the overall weight is dragged down by too many lengthy songs you'd only want to listen to once. I love that Mackelmore secured Idris Elba as the voice-over for Dance Off.

Final Grade: B-