M: The Family/The Wizard of Lies

two films I've watched in the month of June; one is a biopic of notorious Wall Street Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff helmed by Barry Levinson, and the other a crime/comedy affair about the Mafia by Luc Besson. Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer star as husband and wife (partners in crime?) in both films. two of my favorite actors at the tail end of their careers, and to this movie buff, everything that they decide to do movie-wise from here on out is just the icing on the cake of their careers.

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M: Babylon Berlin

The first time i tried watching Babylon Berlin was about two years ago when i was scrolling through Netflix's recommendations for new series to watch. I tried an episode or two but it did not pan out -- possibly because every time i tried to watch the series, i was always already on the verge of drifting to dreamland. But #Covid19 changed everything so that instead of spending my free time outdoors, i find myself indoors most of the time now -- ergo, more TV time for me. Thus, in the last week of May i found myself being confronted by Babylon Berlin on the Netflix homepage once again and decided to give it a run over. And this time around it had me hooked from the moment i re-watched the first episodes that i was able to finish all 3 seasons of the series in less than two weeks. I loved the visuals and the music, and it even had a little bonus -- revisiting my rudimentary knowledge of the German language and practicing its pronunciations once again. Set in 1920s Berlin and the las...

M: American Graffiti

I have seen American Graffiti in three different decades--first in the late 1980s on Betamax; on VCD in the late '90s and just recently a few weeks ago on cable TV. Nowadays I'm amused seeing a very young Richard Dreyfuss and Harrison Ford and how their physical features have changed or not changed through the years since.

M: Jo Koy: In His Elements

for some reason i don't find Jo Koy's Pinoy-centric jokes funny. i watched "Live from Seattle" a while back and gave "In His Elements" a shot a few nights ago yet it still has not changed my opinion on him. Maybe it's because have drinking friends who are funnier with better lines and spiels. ;)

B.M.S.

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