Since the year is half over I wanted to talk about some of my favorite things in entertainment so far. I want to cover movies, video games, music, and TV. I don't just want each section to be one thing so I'll include a runner-up and 1 or 2 things I'm looking forward to in the second half of the year. So let's get to it!
Movies
Favorite Movie - A Quiet Place
Seeing early trailers for this movie got me very excited. I love dark moody horror movies like this and this movie delivered on everything we saw in the trailers. It really felt more like a drama with thriller/horror elements but damn it worked! And John Krasinski really put his name down as a big time director and Emily Blunt deserves award nominations for her role!
Runner-up - Incredibles 2
We had to wait 14 years to finally get this movie and my God it was so worth it! The first movie was one of my favorite Disney movies and this one is right there with it! I think the villain is better and there are some amazingly funny scenes in this movie! Just go ahead and send the Best Animated Oscar to Brad Bird for this movie!
Looking Forward To - The Nun, Halloween, Aquaman
I loved The Conjuring movies and The Nun looks like it has the potential to be one of the best movies in that franchise! I like all the Halloween movies, and yes that includes the Rob Zombie movies, so I'm looking forward to this new reboot/take on Halloween 2. And look, I really like where the DC movies have been going and am really looking forward to finally seeing an Aquaman movie! Jason Momoa is the perfect choice to be him and seeing Black Manta on screen will be awesome!
Music
Favorite Album - Camila by Camila Cabello
I didn't really listen to Fifth Harmony much but heard a lot about Camila being the stand out of the group. I heard her singles off this album and really liked them! Once her album came out I listened to the whole thing twice in one sitting and was honestly so damn impressed with her voice!
Runner-up - Queen by Nicki Minaj
I've always like Nicki's music and the songs that she has been on but never really liked her whole albums. I usually skipped songs and there were songs that just sounded kinda meh. I was looking forward to this album based on the singles and man, I listed to the whole thing in one sitting and it's legit! It's my favorite Nicki album and my second favorite of the year so far!
Looking Forward To - Sweetener by Ariana Grande, New Selena Gomez
So Pop music has honestly become my favorite type of music over the past few years. I went like 20 years not listening to it and now it's pretty much all I listen to. "Stars Dance" by Selena Gomez was an album that really turned me around on Pop. And yeah, I have a thing for Selena but I do genuinely love her music even if my Instagram makes me look like a Selena perv haha! She has said that her next album is done and I can't wait! At the time of me writing this Ariana's new album comes out tonight and I'm so looking forward to it! She might be the most talented artist in Pop music right now!
Video Games
Favorite Game - God of War
I honestly never thought a God of War game like this would ever be made, and I damn sure didn't know I wanted this! The story told in this game is so strong and emotional that there's no way any other game will top it this year. The combat was different but still fast and deadly, and my God it's gorgeous to look at! I hope this is the start to a new trilogy for Kratos because that reveal at the end was legit shocking!
Runner-up - Octopath Traveler
I love RPG games and this is the ultimate throwback RPG! It has an amazing combat system that's fast and challenging, amazing music, and strong stories to tell! The art is beautiful with a nice mix of 16bit and modern graphics. It can get to be a bit much grinding with the chapter 4 bosses but that's fine. It will also take about 70 hours to beat all the stories so there's a lot of game here!
Looking Forward To - Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Red Dead Redemption 2
There are honestly so many big games coming out later this year it's kinda ridiculous! Spider-Man looks like it's going to do to Spider-Man what Arkham Asylum did for Batman. I absolutely loved the past 2 Tomb Raider games and this third one looks like it might be the best one! Lara looks so strong and brutal in this one and I can't wait to do literally everything in Shadow! And yeah, big daddy Rockstar has waited almost 10 years to give us another Red Dead game and it looks amazing! It's gonna dominate this holiday and I hope it does and sells as well as GTA V has!
TV
Favorite Show - The Affair Season 4
I fell in love with this show with Season 1 and it's been one of my favorite times of the year when a new season airs! It does something that I've never seen before and that's tells a story from multiple sides. Each episode is the same situation but from another perspective. This season has probably been my favorite of the series so far with so many emotional scenes with some of the best acting I've ever seen! The season finale is Sunday and I'm gonna have a void in my life till next year!
Runner-up - Glow Season 2
As someone who has been a wrestling fan most of my life, this show represents that business so well! It's technically a comedy but there are some amazing dramatic scenes in season 2 and it's one of the only shows that I binged the entire season in one sitting! The wresting is legit and the characters are all interesting and represented so well! It deserves all the Emmy nominations it got!
Looking Forward To - Ozark Season 2, Daredevil Season 3
I watched the first season of Ozark late but my God what a show that is! It showed a side of Jason Bateman that I want to see more of and honestly, the first season of this show was better than the first season of Breaking Bad to me! I love all the Marvel Netflix shows but Daredevil season 2 has been my favorite and I can't wait to see what happens after the stuff in Defenders happened! I hope Fisk makes an approach in season 3!
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