These posts are inspired by Steven Soderbergh’s annual “Seen/Read” list. At the beginning of every year, Soderbergh shares his chronicle of all the media he consumed during the prior 365 days.

Yet my choices of movies, TV shows and books likely aren’t interesting enough to keep people scrolling through a long list. So I’m doing it month by month, which keeps it fresh for me as a writer and is easier to track.

Most notably, I finally got back to a movie theater. Thanks, Marvel! And thanks to spoiler culture for getting me to watch The Last of Us every Sunday, even though Season 2 was rather unsatisfying. (I know; I should write about that.)

05/01 – Andor; Season 2, Episodes 5 & 6: “I Have Friends Everywhere,” “What a Festive Evening”

05/02 – Your Friends & Neighbors; S1, Ep. 5: “This Tourist Has Balls”

05/04 – Thunderbolts* (2025), Jake Schreier

05/05 – The Last of Us; S2, Ep. 4: “Day One”

05/07 – Andor; Season 2, Eps. 7 & 8: “Messenger,” “Who Are You?”

05/09 – Your Friends & Neighbors; S1, Ep. 6: “The Things You Lost Along the Way”

05/10 – Andor; Season 2, Ep. 9: “Welcome to the Rebellion”

05/11 – The Last of Us; S2, Ep. 5: “Feel Her Love”

05/13 – Your Friends & Neighbors; S1, Ep. 7: “The First Honest Thing”

05/19 – The Last of Us; S2, Ep. 6: “The Price”

05/20 – Your Friends & Neighbors; S1, Ep. 8: “When Did We Become These People?”

05/21 – Murderbot; S1, Eps. 1 & 2: “FreeCommerce,” “Eye Contact”

05/24 – Murderbot; S1, Ep. 3: “Risk Assessment”

05/25 – The Last of Us; S2, Ep. 7: “Convergence”

05/28 – Murderbot; S1, Ep. 4: “Escape Velocity Protocol”

05/29 – Your Friends & Neighbors; S1, Ep. 9: “Everything Becomes Symbol and Irony”