January

The Roses was a fun and silly movie directed by Jay Roach who did Meet the Parents and Austin Powers (an incredibly formative movie series for me). I’m glad movies like this are still getting made but I wouldn’t say it was great by any stretch of the imagination.

Kumail’s new special was very funny and I recommend checking it out. I mostly know him from Silicon Valley and a few other bits and bobs so it was nice seeing him doing solo standup.

Bugonia is a work of art and has a fun bizarre twist.

All Creatures Great and Small continues to be our post-holidays wholesome cup of cheer we all desperately need in January. Quaint, low-stakes, and farm antics about. I especially like Samuel West and seeing him in Slow Horses is a treat.

February

The Night Manager season 1 from 2016 is an all-timer. After radio silence after 10 years, I’m not sure season 2 lived up to those heights but it was damn good.

Sherlock is another all-timer, starring Cumberbatch and Freeman. This was a rewatch for us, having watched it originally season by season as it aired over the course of 2010 to 2017. It’s especially interesting watching it now as it predates their meteoric rise to fame. This is post-The Office (UK) but pre-The Hobbit for Freeman and pre-Doctor Strange for Cumberbatch. It’s fair to say this show played a big role in them landing those parts. I think the fourth season overstayed its welcome and was virtually unrecognizable from the humble beginnings of the first season with MI5-level stakes and just… idk it kinda lost the plot.

We’re still very much enjoying Malcolm in the Middle, trying to burn through 7 seasons (first time watch) before watching the 2026 reunion special.

March

As big fans of The Office I sat on The Paper at first. I knew eventually I’d check it out but wasn’t in any rush. This show eventually won me over but it took a little warming up. Similar to The Office or Parks and Rec, I expect them to find their voice and hit a stride in season 2.

I never played the game but enjoyed Goggins in White Lotus and Purnell in Yellowjackets. The first episode is especially cinematic and worth watching on its own. I wouldn’t say it gripped me (I took my sweet time watching it) but it’s very well done.

April

I made it to the last showing of Project Hail Mary in my local IMAX (before it got booted out for Michael). It was incredible. As a fan of the book I had been looking forward to this for months and loved the music, visuals, the message, and of course the sublime performances by Rocky and Ryan. Must watch!

Some nights we’d alternate between the high-stress The Pitt then swing into silly city with the Scrubs reboot. It was fun seeing just how different (worlds apart!) two hospital-set shows could be.

I watched and loved season one of The Pitt, last year and this season brought the goods. Intense! Just an incredible show, I can’t recommend it highly enough.

I was a fan of the original Scrubs, it was one of those shows I bought episodes on iTunes back in the day and discovered a lot of great music I still love to this day (The Shins, Colin Hay, R.E.M. etc.). I think they did a good job bringing the show back and I’m looking forward to future seasons.

If you’re interested you can read what I watched in 2025 and 2024 (q1, q2, q3, q4).