![]() ![]() Season 2’s first episode premieres Monday (Sept. The show is coproduced by iHeartMedia and Will Packer Media. Also appearing in the second season of “The Lower Bottoms” is Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker, who will guest star alongside returning stars including Kelsey Grammer, Theo Rossi and Annie Ilonzeh. Past installments of my media diet are available here.The two actors join the scripted dark comedy podcast - about denizens in a gentrifying neighborhood in West Oakland, Calif. ![]() Rebecca packer movie#Also, the top question when searching this movie title on Google is “Is Armageddon movie a true story?” *sigh* (B-) The pace of this movie is incredible - it just drops you right into the action and never stops for more than 2 hours. The kids and I enjoyed this solid adaptation of the first book of a popular series. The direction is always tight and Zoë Kravitz is great in this. Soderbergh does Rear Window + The Conversation. Not sure we needed another movie that concludes with ultimately pointless violent masculine revenge. This would have been much better had it ended 20 minutes sooner. I guess this was a pretty decent detective story, but I’m not sure why Batman needed to be involved. The story wrapped up so nicely that who knows if there will be a fourth movie. Better than the overcomplicated sequel and Mikkelsen was a better Grindelwald than Depp. (B+)įantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Fun but I don’t know how many more Marvel things I want to keep up with. Not as fun or coherent (I know, lol) as some of Emmerich’s other movies. Sometimes all you want to do is watch Kenneth Branagh chew scenery as Hercule Poirot. It’s a shame because I enjoyed the rest of the film - the two leads are great. PT Anderson is a better filmmaker than this. I’m really flabbergasted at the two pointless racist scenes in this film. I was unfamiliar with Packer’s work before seeing this exhibition, but I’m a fan now. Really appreciated the cinematography of this one wish I could have seen it in the theater. I loved Domee Shi’s short film, Bao, and this film is similarly clever and heartfelt. Not as fun as the first movie but more fun than the second one? But they all could be better. As a snack-sized in-between season for his excellent Against the Rules podcast, Michael Lewis revisits his first book, Liar’s Poker, written about his experience working for Salomon Brothers in the 80s. This turned into season 2.5 of The Mandalorian and I am totally ok with that. I love these stories - Chiang is a genius. Second time through, this time on audiobook. Exactly what I wanted out of a period drama from the maker of Downton Abbey and Gosford Park. The acting, world-building, story, and Max Richter’s soundtrack are all fantastic. ![]() I don’t know why there’s no more buzz about this show. Fantastic opening credits sequence and while I wasn’t as enamored as many were after the first few episodes, the show definitely grew on me. So glad I randomly bought a pint of it a few months ago…I’m never going back to anything else. This Black-owned dairy farm makes the richest, creamiest ice cream I’ve ever had. Even so, Taken + Truffle Hunters + Fight Club + Ratatouille was a surprise. Had no idea what to expect from this one. Every director is entitled to their Rashomon I guess? And I’m not sure Matt Damon was the right choice here… (B) Both actresses who played Kirsten were fantastic. Rebecca packer tv#I didn’t think I wanted to watch a TV show about a flu pandemic causing the end of civilization, but it was actually perfect. I loved the slow burn and resolution of this show. Was delighted and moved by this work of historical fiction about Marie de France. I’m going to miss spending time in this world with these people. This is the best movie I’ve seen in ages. This movie is a little bit of a miracle: action, comedy, heartfelt, and a little bit of a mess, all together in a perfect balance. All always, don’t sweat the letter grades too much.Įverything Everywhere All at Once. Oh, and I’m listening to Russell Shorto’s The Island at the Center of the World on audiobook and the third season of Michael Lewis’ Against the Rules podcast. In addition to the stuff below, I have a few things in progress: the second season of Russian Doll, Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks, and I just started dipping into Rebecca Woolf’s forthcoming memoir, All of This. Well hey there, it’s been a few months, so it’s time for another roundup of what I’ve been reading, watching, listening to, and experiencing recently. ![]()
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