Isle of Dogs (2018) [+] Stop-motion animated film set in a current-day Japanese city where dogs, due to being plague carriers, are all sent to a garbage island in the bay. Young Atari (Koyu Rankin) travels there to find his loyal pet. Once there he befriends a group of dogs who help Atari search for his dog. The film is from the dog POV and they all talk English (with English-speaking actors) while the humans talk Japanese with no subtitles for the most part since dogs don't know the language. It's a cute film.

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) [/] The original film is set maybe a year after aliens have landed on Earth and claimed parts of the world. In this film the aliens attack and quickly overrun Manhattan Island. Sam (Lupita Nyong'o), who has terminal cancer, is trapped but instead of trying to escape she longs for slice of pizza from her favorite restaurant before she dies. Eric (Joseph Quinn), a British law student, befriends her and tags along and so eventually Sam has to make sure Eric makes it to the evacuation zone along with Sam's cat. Not a bad suspense/thriller film.

Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) [/] Street dancer Andie West (Briana Evigan) enrolls in a prestigious dance school and forms a crew out of the misfits in the school in order to compete in The Streets, a big underground competition. Lots of good dancing and their final dance routine is pretty good.

Trader Joe's Raspberry Stars [-] Two star-shaped shortbread cookies stuck together with raspberry jam. Personally I find them too sweet. Also too big so I split them apart with a knife — if I try it by hand they break apart into small pieces. Blueberry Muffins are better.