The Mummy (2017) [/] Action film set in the present. Nick (Tom Cruise) and Chris (Jake Johnson) are US Army Rangers in Iraq who also procure relics for the black market. Unfortunately their latest find leads to Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), a mummified Egyptian queen who comes to life and decides Nick will be a great host body for her beloved… It’s big budget and it shows. Tom Cruise in a scoundrel anti-hero role which is unusual. They wanted to setup a Dark Universe so they include Dr Jekyll (Russell Crowe) and at the end Nick is left with Dark Powers.

20th Century Girl (2022) [-] Korean romance film. Most of the story is set in the past, 1999. While her best friend is in America getting heart surgery high schooler Na Bo-ra (Kim Yoo-jung) is tasked with finding and getting all the details of Yeon-du’s (Ron Yoon-seo) crush Hyun-jin. During that Bo-ra falls for Hyun-jin’s best friend Woon-ho. It’s only after Yeon-du returns that Bo-ra realizes there was mix up and it was Woon-ho (Boon Wook-seok) that was the crush… I’ve been watching some excellent romance drama series with great production and in comparison this movie is a bit flat in terms of music, cinematography and even story. There is no budget listed in Wikipedia so maybe this was more of an indie film. In any case, Kim Yoo-jung is very watchable so was worth it for me.

Offside with Taylor Twellman (2023) [/] Podcast from Apple TV+ and MLS (Major League Soccer). Twellman is a former MLS player with a couple of championships and a respected MLS analyst so he brings a lot of experience and knowledge to his podcast which mainly covers MLS. Lots of interviews with coaches and players. As someone trying to get into MLS I find it good for getting some history as well current news.

Trader Joe’s Organic Pasta - Spaghetti [/] I think twice as expensive as their regular spaghetti but it does taste a little better. Would not say it’s the best pasta I’ve had (Barilla is actually pretty good and there’s a better brand I liked but forgot the name).