Review Day

There are no major spoilers in these reviews.

Que Ta Tete Fleurisse Toujours by Mika:
Mika's latest album is completely in French. A few of the melodies are recognizable from his Sinfonia Pop concert, and the whole album is a pleasant confection that's just a little too short (37 minutes).

Final Grade: B

Reacher, Season Two:
This show gets progressively worse as it goes on. Season one was barely held afloat by the bromance between the two leads, but the bulk of this season consists of the main characters standing around spouting exposition and really bad dialog that may have been written by AI. Robert Patrick is wasted in the role of the main villain. On Amazon Video.

Final Grade: D

Super Mario Brothers Movie (PG):
This movie is much better than it probably should be -- a perfect homage to the game nad people who grew up with it that doesn't absolutely demand knowledge of every Easter Egg it throws your way. On Netflix.

Final Grade: B+

Super Mario Brothers Wonder (Switch):
The 2D iterations of the Super Mario franchise are consistently bland and lacking in creativity. This latest game starts strong, with crazy one-off situations to spice up the gameplay (thematically similar to Wario Ware: Smooth Moves), but I was still bored after just a few worlds. I'm probably seeing things through the rose-colored glasses of someone who got Super Mario World to 100% because we only owned a handful of games, but still, nothing in this newest game compelled me to keep playing.

Final Grade: C+