Figgerits

Figgerits (Android)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The ads are annoying as usual, and the "special" puzzles only available once by ad are most often not as interesting as the standard game play. Regardless, the game itself is well designed and enjoyable. An easy way to pass the time with a challenge. You end up with 2 ways to solve each puzzle between the series of questions to answer or finishing the quote at the top.

Puzzle Page

Puzzle Page (Android)

My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars


The concept and the variety of puzzles are good, however it is more premium than freemium or free game in any sense as you'll end up required to buy membership and/or additional tokens if you truly want to play all of the puzzles. Even the daily login reward won't get you more than one puzzle if you remember to log in and activate the discount for the day, otherwise expect all of the puzzles to cost twice as much if you want to play them. The pay wall makes it very aggravating and not worth the energy to try and gain access to the puzzles desired to keep playing as it is ultimately very limited.

James Bond 27: No Time to Die

James Bond 27: No Time to Die (2021)

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


While the acting and filming is well done, this is not the most engaging of the Bond movies. Add to this the conclusion of the movie, and it seems a bit of a let down overall. Short of a reboot, it would seem this is the last James Bond film, though we do meet the new "007" as James has been working with the CIA, so there could be potential to continue to franchise along that codename if the creators wanted to. Doubtful it would have the same impact as the original series, though. 

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Husband chose this one for some humor after a run of mediocre movies for the night, and this one didn't seem to be much of an improvement. The acting and the filming are well done, granted, but the story itself is so random and chaotic that it's difficult to follow at times. Additionally the comedy is often disturbing at best, leading to more than a few moments of concern and questions. The underlying meaning at the very end of the film is sweet, if you can wade through the rest of the insanity to make it that far.

Morbius

Morbius (2022)

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


This is loosely tied to the MCU via the multiverse, though it's not clear unless you're paying attention to the cut scene at the end and snag the tie-in to Homecoming. As it's owned by Sony and not licensed with Marvel itself as the Spider-Man movies are, its' a loose tie at best, similar to what was used in Venom. There are several inconsistencies in the filming and the story that make this one harder to digest on a whole. It also doesn't have a very clear ending, so you're left wondering exactly what you're supposed to think about the story told and if it really is at a stopping point or just ongoing with plans for another film (unlikely considering how badly this one performed). 

Marvel Cinematic Universe 29: Thor 4 [Love & Thunder]

MCU 29: Thor 4 [Love & Thunder] (2022)

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


This has got to be one of the strangest MCU films I've seen to date. It feels like it could have had a lot of potentially, but so much was crammed into it for the sake of the storyline that it just feels haphazard and chaotic. The screaming goats and constant rainbows and flashing lights don't help with these impressions. It seems as if there will be a focus on the children possibly going forward in the movies as well, though time will tell if this holds true or is only the focus for this one film.