Meg 2: The Trench (2023) [/] Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) returns to battle Megalodons and mercenaries bent on hijacking his employer’s research. Meg 1 had one or two giant prehistoric sharks. Meg 2 has three plus a giant octopus and raptor-crocs (almost man-sized fish with lots of sharp teeth and can run on land) and the aforementioned mercenaries. It’s fine as a mindless big-budget action film.

The Collective (2023) [-] Small budget spy/action film with Lucas Till as the new recruit of The Collective, a group of assassins that target bad guys, and Ruby Rose as the lead bad guy assassin… Very direct to video quality which means fights/gunplay looks low budget. Could be saved with a good and/or witty story but this film lacks either. Incredibly bad film.

Jack’s Prime, San Mateo - Whiskey Town burger [/] “Seasoned Angus beef patty with Cheddar cheese, covered in bourbon glazed mushrooms, crisp onion strings and Prime Burger Sauce”. I ordered it medium rare with regular fries. It was a bit sweet which I didn’t expect and since it was delivery “crisp onion strings” are not crisp. Still not bad but not something I’d order for takeout/delivery.

Real Science Adventures - The Flying She-Devils in Raid on Marauder Island (2017) [/] 1946 set in the Pacific Ocean area. A group of female pilots set out to steal the big sea plane of a nearby marauder band. Lots of air combat in a Mad Max-style (e.g. marauder planes that will shoot you with grapples and send boarding parties) over a merciless ocean. Interesting but not terribly so because this is their second book so I’m not familiar with the characters and this adventure doesn’t really flesh them out more.