Media Diary (November 2020)

Some stuff I’ve experienced lately (and not necessarily only new releases):

The Good Lord Bird (TV): Loved the style, loved the subject matter

The Last Picture Show (Movie): Young Randy Quaid blew both of our minds

The Comedy Store (TV): The origin story for so many comics

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Movie): History rhymes

A Teacher (TV): Uncomfortable but compelling

White Noise (Movie): Such dangerous fools 😠

The Mandalorian (TV): This season is unbelievably good

537 Votes (Movie): At the time I was young and clued out about the wild Miami backstory

The Reagans (TV): A really interesting look at their rise to power

Totally Under Control (Movie): Absolutely maddening 🦠

Moonbase 8 (TV): Pretty funny, can’t go wrong with this cast

Dick Johnson is Dead (Movie): What a great guy for going along with this

His Dark Materials (TV): I never know how to feel about this show, I think this season is a little better? 🤷‍♂️

Hidden Figures (Movie): Finally saw this, math baller alert!

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (TV): Great as always

The Right Stuff (Movie): Had shockingly never seen the original, but now I can’t remember which events were in this version vs. the miniseries

The Real Right Stuff (Movie): As if it wasn’t already clear to me, these guys were unbelievably brave/nuts

Inside Pixar (TV): Really cool to get a look at their process

Tesla (Movie): Not great

Hillbilly Elegy (Movie): Really not great


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