Alex Priest

Media Log

A running log of media consumed (watched, read, played). Ratings are out of seven, inspired by Steph Ango's rating system.

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East of Eden Books John Steinbeck

Somehow I was never encouraged to read this when I was younger but I am incredibly grateful I've

Dr. Strangelove Movies

Caught this as part of the Paramount Theatre's Summer Classic Film Series. A classic that I hadn'

Sinners Movies

I’m still processing this one, but wow. One of the wildest, most incredible movies I’ve ever seen. Went

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (campaign) Games

Really incredible single-player campaign. The most fun I’ve had with a first-person shooter in a long time. Creative, stealthy,

Poor Things Movies

What a truly insane film. Loved it. I can totally see why it won the Oscars that it did.

Severance, season 2 TV

Just incredible TV. One my favorite shows of all time, and season two did not disappoint.

The Sovereign Child Books Aaron Stupple

Intensely thought-provoking. Challenges a lot of parenting assumptions (in mostly a good way, I think?). Left me wanting to experiment

Redshirts Books John Scalzi

I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. Clever premise, funny at times, but overall hasn&

Moonbound Books Robin Sloan

Just so epically fun and delightful. Part Terry Pratchett, part Hitchhiker's Guide, part something else entirely. Favorite fiction

Parable of the Sower Books Octavia E. Butler

Jesus. Prophetic, dark, yet somehow a little uplifting? Absolutely worth a look now that we're entering a period

Nosferatu Movies

Creepy, beautiful.
Books
★★★★★★★
John Steinbeck

East of Eden

Somehow I was never encouraged to read this when I was younger but I am incredibly grateful I've read it now. My friend Jack recommended as his "favorite book" and I'm inclined to agree. One of the all time greats and will most likely require a re-read at least once or twice. Nothing I could write here will summarize it effectively... just go read it.
Movies
★★★★★★☆

Dr. Strangelove

Caught this as part of the Paramount Theatre's Summer Classic Film Series. A classic that I hadn't seen yet (!). Depressingly relevant for our times. Very funny. Hokey in a way where I'm not sure how much of the hokeyness is just it being an old movie vs. intentionally hokey.
Movies
★★★★★★★

Sinners

I’m still processing this one, but wow. One of the wildest, most incredible movies I’ve ever seen. Went into it intentionally knowing very little about it and glad I did. Absolute must-see.
Games
★★★★★★☆

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (campaign)

Really incredible single-player campaign. The most fun I’ve had with a first-person shooter in a long time. Creative, stealthy, action-packed.
Movies
★★★★★★☆

Poor Things

What a truly insane film. Loved it. I can totally see why it won the Oscars that it did.
TV
★★★★★★★

Severance, season 2

Just incredible TV. One my favorite shows of all time, and season two did not disappoint.
Books
★★★★★★☆
Aaron Stupple

The Sovereign Child

Intensely thought-provoking. Challenges a lot of parenting assumptions (in mostly a good way, I think?). Left me wanting to experiment more with "rules" in our household and has prompted great discussions with my wife about if and how we apply some of this philosophy with raising our family.
Books
★★★★☆☆☆
John Scalzi

Redshirts

I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. Clever premise, funny at times, but overall hasn't aged that well and didn't quite work for me.
Books
★★★★★★★
Robin Sloan

Moonbound

Just so epically fun and delightful. Part Terry Pratchett, part Hitchhiker's Guide, part something else entirely. Favorite fiction book of the year so far and one I will absolutely revisit.
Books
★★★★★☆☆
Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Jesus. Prophetic, dark, yet somehow a little uplifting? Absolutely worth a look now that we're entering a period so terrifyingly similar to what Octavia Butler imagined when she wrote this in 1993. Not exactly a happy read, but an important one.
Movies
★★★★★☆☆

Nosferatu

Creepy, beautiful.