Author: Alex Portmann

This Week in TV: 1923 Series Finale

Posted by on 4.8.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Double TV blog this week, because 1923 also wrapped up Sunday night. A prequel of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone set two generations before, the show is pretty much running the same playbook Yellowstone ran: They’re taking our land! About 15 episodes across two seasons, it’s about the Dutton family fighting off businessmen who are jeopardizing […]

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Book Club: Golden Son

Posted by on 4.7.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back blog readers! Towards the end of last week I read Golden Son, the sequel to Pierce Brown’s Red Rising. I loved the first book, and this one took it to whole other level. I started it on Wednesday of last week and I was done by Friday night. I’m not sure I’ve […]

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Learning Golf as a 30-Year-Old

Posted by on 4.4.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back blog readers! Today we’re going to talk about the sport of golf, and how hard it is to play. Last winter, I joined a golf sim league with my friends at the age of 29 after not touching a club for 15 years.  My Dad always hated golf, so I only played […]

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Book Club: Red Rising

Posted by on 4.3.25 in What is Alex Thinking?

   Welcome back blog readers! No new movies seen this week so we’re going back to the well with another book blog. Last week, I read Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It came recommended (and sent to my house) by the same person who recommended The Will of the Many, and wow it did not […]

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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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