Spot Reviews 12/06/24
Dec 06 2024
Inside Out 2 (2024) [+] In this sequel the four emotions have to deal with Riley (Kensington Tallman) entering puberty which causes new emotions to join the team. When crisis comes newcomer Anxiety (Maya Hawke) has a plan for Riley by ditching her old friends and hanging out with the older ice hockey team girls. Anxiety jettisons the old emotions into the wilds and now Joy (Amy Poehler) has to lead them back and save Riley… For a sequel this film is quite good though not quite as good as the original. A bit weird that most of the character growth is Riley and the new emotions rather than the old emotions.
Starstruck (2010) [/] Disney Channel movie. On a family vacation Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell) has a run-in with pop star Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight) and ends up hiding out from the paparazzi with him. She starts falling for his good looks while he likes that she’s genuine and not a fangirl. The turn comes when the media finally find out about the two and he has to throw her under the bus to protect his reputation. Can he make it up to her?… A perfectly fine Disney Channel teen romance movie.
Real Madrid: Until the End (2023) [-] Apple TV+ documentary about the Real Madrid (European football) club's 2021-2022 season when, after a few disappointing seasons, they won their 14th Champions League title. It's three episodes and each episode highlights a couple of the players whilst going through the regular La Liga season and the Champions League tournament (in soccer there are tournaments that coincide with the regular season so some teams or players have these extra games that count). I did find this documentary a bit boring since I'm not familiar with Real Madrid and I have no interest in European football (America's Major League Soccer is entertaining enough for me). I felt this documentary is more for fans of Real Madrid.
Kajiken, San Mateo [/] Kajiken is a Japanese restaurant specializing in Aburasoba which is dry ramen (no soup but has sauces). I had Homura Aburasoba (spicy minced pork and poached egg). Tastes fine though I guess I'd rather have a good soup to go with my ramen.
Starstruck (2010) [/] Disney Channel movie. On a family vacation Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell) has a run-in with pop star Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight) and ends up hiding out from the paparazzi with him. She starts falling for his good looks while he likes that she’s genuine and not a fangirl. The turn comes when the media finally find out about the two and he has to throw her under the bus to protect his reputation. Can he make it up to her?… A perfectly fine Disney Channel teen romance movie.
Real Madrid: Until the End (2023) [-] Apple TV+ documentary about the Real Madrid (European football) club's 2021-2022 season when, after a few disappointing seasons, they won their 14th Champions League title. It's three episodes and each episode highlights a couple of the players whilst going through the regular La Liga season and the Champions League tournament (in soccer there are tournaments that coincide with the regular season so some teams or players have these extra games that count). I did find this documentary a bit boring since I'm not familiar with Real Madrid and I have no interest in European football (America's Major League Soccer is entertaining enough for me). I felt this documentary is more for fans of Real Madrid.
Kajiken, San Mateo [/] Kajiken is a Japanese restaurant specializing in Aburasoba which is dry ramen (no soup but has sauces). I had Homura Aburasoba (spicy minced pork and poached egg). Tastes fine though I guess I'd rather have a good soup to go with my ramen.