idobi’s Most Punk AF People of the Year: It Was Never A Phase
— WILLOW As we’ve said before: WILLOW is a woman of growth. She may have started her music career in 2010, however, 2022 is the year she has come into her own. What has that entailed? Becoming the pop-punk princess she was born to be. Her latest album, <COPINGMECHANISM> released and blew us all away. WILLOW spent her year shredding the guitar on stage, teaming up with Yungblud and Camila Cabello, and pouring her heart out on Red Table Talk. She has completely laid out who she is on the table and we want to embrace all that she has.
We were blessed with many incredible releases throughout 2022—and our staff and hosts are here to share their Top 5 picks. Humans return to Pandora with their colonizing ways to seek revenge against Jake Sully, who turned on humanity for love. Sully and Neytiri must protect their family by seeking refuge with the water tribes. As we sat in a hotel in New York on a rain-soaked Wednesday my colleague, T. J. Callahan, turned to me and said, “If more people could talk to filmmakers, we’d like more films.” She was speaking to the depth of understanding that dawns when you hear the genesis of a story, where it finds its mirrors in other art, and what in the work is meant to heal. Pinocchio is easy to adore in this iteration. It is a classic reshaped into a storybook in medias res, transforming the parable into something mythic but with teeth sharp enough to… Read more » Properties featured: His Dark Materials, Doom Patrol, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Dragon Age: Absolution Your next favorite detective, a French-Canadian version of Poirot steps off the pages of his books and into all kinds of murder (most foul). We have so many shows & movies to talk about this week Geek Girl Riot is coming at’cha with some rapid-fire segments on Wakanda Forever (and the Marvel Process), Strange World, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Glass Onion, and Wednesday. Wakanda Forever + Strange World Now that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is officially out, Sherin, Julian, and Philip let loose and share some of their hot takes they couldn’t say before. In particular, they ask what is up with Marvel making villains that some people think aren’t really all that bad (um, what?). Then they dive into Strange World, the wonderful… Read more » A film that is about grieving, yet much is made about the actor who portrayed T’Challa at the cost of the character and, at times, the world it created. The game, it seems, has found its feet again—and that means Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) is off to a racing start once more. Properties featured: Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Wendell & Wild, Big Mouth, Drink Masters, Central Park, Interview with the Vampireidobi’s Top 5 of 2022
Film Review: Avatar: The Way of Water [julian lytle’s review]
The Only Strings Attached Are Emotional: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Watch This Week – 12/5/22
TV Show [P]Review: Three Pines – Season 1 [mini-review]
Wakanda Forever (and the Marvel Process), Strange World, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Glass Onion, Wednesday
Film Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever [julian lytle’s review]
Film Review: Enola Holmes 2 [duo-review]
Watch This Week – 10/24/22
