Spot Reviews 11/07/25
Nov 07 2025
Foundation s3 (2025) [+] The Mule (Pilou Asbæk) is the big threat this season as his mind control powers are rather astonishing — one man who can change history means he can wreck psycho history. I like that after another generation or two the three Cleo's — Brother Dusk (Terrence Mann), Brother Day (Lee Pace), and Brother Dawn (Cassian Bilton) — are all significantly more unstable than before. Demerzel's (Laura Birn) big easter egg about her past is mentioned a couple of times but in passing. It does kind of setup s4 to be either a direct continuation or another jump forward in time.
My Runway (2016) [/] South Korean short format series with six 22-minute episodes. High schooler model wannabe Han Seo-yeon (Park Ji-yeon) accidentally trades bodies with top model Na Jin-wook (Kang Dong-ho) who had previously harshly criticized her modeling audition for a tv show. The difficulty is mostly Seo-yeon trying to be the pro model Jin-wook while her crush Yoon Jae-bum (Kang Chul-woong) is one of Jin-wook's roommates. As the two try to find a way to switch back they kind of fall for each other… It's pretty bare bones but manages to be interesting.
Temple Run+ (2023) [/] Apple Arcade version which I guess is the same game minus the in-app purchasing. It's a reflex game where you are running ahead and have to turn left and right and almost immediately have another action to do like turn again, jump, or slide. I guess intentionally still seems to be the same graphics as 14 years ago. It's fun for a few minutes.
Bold Moves+ (2023) [/] Apple Arcade version. An elegant match 3 game where you are also trying to solve a Wheel of Fortune-style phrase. Some of the matches have letters which if they exist in the phrase are then revealed. Besides completing the standard match 3 objectives you can also guess the phrase to win (though sometimes being able to guess is locked until you complete some objective). It's a nice twist and a nice UI to a rather tired game format.
Taishoken, San Mateo - Tokyo Classic Aburasoba [+] Dry ramen (which means no soup, there is a sauce you mix in along with the toppings). Ramen, green onions, bamboo shoots, raw egg yolk (mixed in you can't tell it's in there), sauce with a slice of fatty pork and a slice of dried seaweed. Tastes good.
My Runway (2016) [/] South Korean short format series with six 22-minute episodes. High schooler model wannabe Han Seo-yeon (Park Ji-yeon) accidentally trades bodies with top model Na Jin-wook (Kang Dong-ho) who had previously harshly criticized her modeling audition for a tv show. The difficulty is mostly Seo-yeon trying to be the pro model Jin-wook while her crush Yoon Jae-bum (Kang Chul-woong) is one of Jin-wook's roommates. As the two try to find a way to switch back they kind of fall for each other… It's pretty bare bones but manages to be interesting.
Temple Run+ (2023) [/] Apple Arcade version which I guess is the same game minus the in-app purchasing. It's a reflex game where you are running ahead and have to turn left and right and almost immediately have another action to do like turn again, jump, or slide. I guess intentionally still seems to be the same graphics as 14 years ago. It's fun for a few minutes.
Bold Moves+ (2023) [/] Apple Arcade version. An elegant match 3 game where you are also trying to solve a Wheel of Fortune-style phrase. Some of the matches have letters which if they exist in the phrase are then revealed. Besides completing the standard match 3 objectives you can also guess the phrase to win (though sometimes being able to guess is locked until you complete some objective). It's a nice twist and a nice UI to a rather tired game format.
Taishoken, San Mateo - Tokyo Classic Aburasoba [+] Dry ramen (which means no soup, there is a sauce you mix in along with the toppings). Ramen, green onions, bamboo shoots, raw egg yolk (mixed in you can't tell it's in there), sauce with a slice of fatty pork and a slice of dried seaweed. Tastes good.