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Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of the Weekly Thing. Blogger. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Maybe a podcast? CTO of SPS Commerce, Board Member of MnTech, Former Board Member Minnestar. Minneapolis is home.

Movies

Quick reactions to films we’ve watched as a family—ranging from the bonkers fun of Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning to indie darlings, animated favorites and rewatching Into the Wild with my daughter. I note what resonated (or didn’t) and who joined us.

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    The Sheep Detective

    We went to The Sheep Detectives tonight at Willow Creek and thought it was fabulous. Tyler and I were at another movie and saw the preview of this and he thought right away that Tammy would like it so we landed it close to Mother’s Day and brought her Mom with us as well. The premise sounds silly and we were skeptical, until we saw the Rotten Tomatoes ratings.

    In reality it is an incredibly touching story, wrapped into a “whodunnit”, with sheep playing many of the principal characters. I think the sheep make the story land even better.

    We all loved it. Highly recommended!

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    We watched Eternity tonight and it was a great movie. A very interesting concept and a touching story. Recommended. 🍿

    Movie poster for Eternity from A24 showing three actors seated on chairs against a blue sky with infinite mirror-effect repetition behind them.
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    Tyler and I went to Super Mario Galaxy and thought it was a lot of fun! 🍿

    Movie poster for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie showing animated characters in sailboats on a glowing night sea beneath a castle on a rocky island.
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    We saw Hoppers today and it was really good. Our kids are not so kid-like anymore, but a bunch of our nieces and nephews were going so we joined and it was a wonderful story and movie. 🍿

    Disney Pixar Hoppers movie poster showing animated animals around a glowing device, opening March 6, tagline Act Natural
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    We watched Knives Out: Glass Onion tonight. Fit the pattern of the first one. Was filmed during Covid and it is so odd to see masks in a movie at the beginning.

    A group of stylishly dressed individuals is gathered by a poolside with lush greenery and a clear blue sky in the background, promoting the film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
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    We enjoyed watching Finch tonight. The story was surprisingly touching given that it is just one character, Finch, with a dog and a robot (two robots actually). 🍿

    Movie poster for Finch showing a bearded man in worn gear flanked by a dog and a large robot against a stormy sky
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    We watched Knives Out tonight, again. Tyler hadn’t seen it and now that there are two sequels we’re going to watch those together. I didn’t remember that much after seven years so was still fun to watch again. 🍿

    Movie poster for Knives Out showing a large ensemble cast standing behind an older man seated in a red leather armchair, inside a library.
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    We watched Fountain of Youth tonight. Fun movie with plenty of wild action scenes. Tammy also made incredible popcorn to go with it. 🍿

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    We all saw Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning tonight. It was absolutely bonkers but still a fun story and the good guys win in the end! 🍿

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    We wrapped up our weekend by watching Dog with some delicious Calico Popcorn made with ghee. Great movie and touching story. 🍿

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