Editorial
Watch This Week – 1/10/22
Featured propoerties: Cheer, Peacemaker, The Tragedy of Macbeth, After Life, The House, Sex Appeal
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Featured propoerties: Cheer, Peacemaker, The Tragedy of Macbeth, After Life, The House, Sex Appeal
Basically: A tale of friendship between two women who meet while giving birth in the hospital. I honestly don’t know how to write about this film. Pedro Almodóvar isn’t the type of filmmaker you get from the States or the UK where films tend to follow a simple format about a particular subject that goes from A to B to C etc. I first discovered Almodóvar in the 2000s, while I was in my twenties, and his multilayered stories about women were something I’d never experienced before. His films were not like the ones being made here in Hollywood. Almodóvar… Read more »
Basically: The legendary codename for women in spycraft inspires a less than epic espionage-adventure. Have you heard the term ‘the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak’? When it comes to The 355, the cast is willing but the script is weak. Let’s get into it. The 355 draws its inspiration from Agent 355, an anonymous woman who was queen of spies during the Revolutionary War. The codename has been used in comic books, literature, and now in the new film directed by Simon Kinberg from a script by Kinberg and Theresa Rebeck. The cast, as mentioned in my… Read more »
Welcome back from the holiday break! On Episode #183, we have the whole family together featuring Daniel and William Keesh! Come laugh, think, and recharge with hilarious stories, how The Matrix Resurrections was, and watch some cringey videos. That and more on this episode of Wesam’s World. Enjoy!
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week looks at the year ahead.
Hello and welcome to Singles Lost in Time, where we dig through our library here at idobi (like monks sifting through historical texts) and we dust off some absolute bangers that never got their proper time in the sun. – My American Heart – “The Shake” My American Heart graced the 2000s scene with lead singer Jesse Barrera’s unwavering vocal purity entwined in complex pop-rock arrangements. “Tired and Uninspired” may have had more radio play but “The Shake” exemplifies the best of what MAH—and emo—has to offer. – Meriwether – “Aye Julian” Meriwether rings the bell to start the round… Read more »
Basically: An old school coming of age drama based on a memoir. You know what? I think it’s good we have Ben Affleck back. We’re in this weird cycle of him acting with Matt Damon again as well as appearing on the red carpet with Jennifer Lopez. I find it comforting to see Affleck back out and about and doing good work. That brings us to The Tender Bar. Directed by George Clooney, The Tender Bar is based on the memoir by J. R. Moehringer about his youth and growing up. Daniel Ranieri and Tye Sheridan portray J.R. as a… Read more »
Go and let The Matrix fry your brain all over again, the buzz is a serious high.
Properties featured: Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster, Emily in Paris, Yearly Departed, Death to 2021, The Book of Boba Fett, Cobra Kai, Queer Eye, This Is Us, 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards, Euphoria
Another rendition of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
