The Checkout Counter: July 2026

The Checkout Counter #44 whew my july was packed! sports, wildfire smoke, good eats, torrential rainfall—truly a month of the epic highs and lows of summer.thanks for reading! until next time. Film The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä), 20021Drama, comedy, romance. After being severely beaten, a man loses his memory and starts life anew in a Helsinki harbor. The Match Factory Girl (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö), 1990Drama. Iris dreams of finding love at dance halls as she works her assembly line job. Dead Man’s Wire, 20252Crime, thriller, drama. Tony Kiritsis takes the son of a wealthy mortgage banker hostage and demands to be broadcast on national television. Look Back (ルックバック), 20243Animation, drama. Jealousy gives way to friendship as two artists for a class newspaper meet and begin to collaborate on original comics. Music true salad, curtain bangsAlternative Games Oblivious Melodies (Volume 1)Interactive fiction, historical. Follows two siblings in a Regency-inspired world…