Went to Barceloneta in downtown Santa Cruz the other night. Really really great food all around, but the highlight was dessert: Vanilla ice cream topped with olive oil and salt. 🤤 Such a simple tweak… I see much of this in my future.
🍿 How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000 - ★★★½
Not a movie for people who get motion sickness. Way funnier than I remembered.
🍿 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1964 - ★★★★
This poor reindeer is literally like one minute old when Santa Claus himself shows up and absolutely roasts him. No wonder he has self esteem issues.
🍿 The Fabelmans, 2022 - ★★★★
Felt really good to see this in a theater. Hard to get my thoughts together on it other than that. Hard to judge something that’s so obviously very very personal. It’s also very very funny. There’s a trumpet guy in here that really stole the show for me. Also should add that the kid actors in this are really great.
Current status: “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” bumpin in Dolby Atmos while I crank out one last edit for December. 🎧👌
🍿 Elf, 2003 - ★★★★
Will Ferrel as the Manic Pixie Nightmare Boy.
🍿 A Charlie Brown Christmas, 1965 - ★★★★½
So perfectly captures the timing and cadence of the comic strips. I love that it doesn’t make a massive deal out of punchlines. The joke lands, Vince keeps grooving underneath and we move on to the next three-panel gag. It’s sublime.