Author: Alex Portmann

This Week in TV: Mythic Quest Season 4 Finale

Posted by on 4.1.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back blog readers, this week let’s talk about the newest season finale of Mythic Quest. This was one of Apple TV’s first successful series, I think it came out right before COVID. It started as a satirical comedy around a successful video game upstart. Most people (me included) were roped in by the […]

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Where is all the Madness? (Repost)

Posted by on 3.31.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   One of my favorite stretches of the year is the third Thursday in March through the Masters tournament. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved the NCAA basketball tournament and all the chaos that ensued. I’m even one of the people who enjoys when the 1 seeds all advance because it means we […]

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Book Club: Sunrise on the Reaping

Posted by on 3.27.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   I was planning on doing a movie blog this week but wasn’t able to get out to the theaters.  I did, however finish the new Hunger Games book over the weekend so we’ll do a double book club blog this week. Let’s dive in. Sunrise on the Reaping is the fifth installment of the […]

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This Week in TV: Severance Season Two Finale

Posted by on 3.26.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   I know, I know – another Severance blog. I wrote My Season One Recap a couple of months ago, so we’ll skip some synopsis. So how did season two hold up? I thought well. It didn’t have the shock value of the first finale, but it kept all the tension and suspense. I’ll go […]

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Book Club: The Will of the Many

Posted by on 3.25.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Full disclosure, this was arguably the best fantasy book that I’ve ever read, and I will not be analyzing this objectively. I was recommended this a month ago by a friend of mine, and honestly, I had no clue what to expect. To say that I was hooked is an understatement. I spent the […]

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Movie Blog: Novocaine

Posted by on 3.21.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back movie club members! I was planning on blogging about Novocain this week, but it just wasn’t enough to blog about. So, I’ll talk about a few things that I watched last week instead. First, for my theater trip I saw Novocain starring Jack Quaid. This… was not great. Relatively entertaining, I like […]

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Book Club: The Mastermind

Posted by on 3.19.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Greetings Book Club, this week I’m going to talk about The Mastermind by Evan Ratliff. It’s a nonfiction crime thriller about the international drug kingpin Paul Le Roux. I read American Kingpin by Nick Bilton back in 2019 and have been fascinated with the non-fiction “True Crime” genre ever since. Catch and Kill, Bad […]

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This Week in TV: Invincible Season Three Finale

Posted by on 3.17.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back blog readers, today’s TV discussion is going to be about Amazon’s Invincible. The show has been out for a few years, and it’s relatively polarizing despite it being excellent in my opinion. The source material is derived from comic written by Robert Kirman back in 2003 and mirrors a lot of themes […]

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Book Club: Trading Bases

Posted by on 3.13.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back blog and book readers, this week’s installment of my book club features Trading Bases by Joe Peta. The book is about a Wall Street hedge fund manager who develops a model to bet on baseball games. I love baseball analytics, I love sports gambling, and I love learning about investment banking. Combine […]

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Movie Club: Mickey 17

Posted by on 3.11.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

Last week I saw two 2025 releases and thought this would be a good place to discuss them. If you need an explanation of my rating scale, please refer to the beginning of My 2024 Oscars Preview.  The two I saw last week were The Gorge and Mickey 17, let’s get into it! First, let’s […]

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