Media Diary (October 2023)

Here’s some stuff I’ve experienced lately (and not necessarily only new releases):

Killers of The Flower Moon (Movie): Found it maddening and really, really powerful

Keys To The Kingdom (Podcast): There are few things I love more than backstage theme park shenanigans

The Fall of The House of Usher (TV): Only two eps in, but very much enjoying

The Deepest Breath (Movie): Honestly not sure if I’ve ever felt more anxious watching a documentary

Gen V (TV): A spinoff has no right to be this good

The Pigeon Tunnel (Movie): What a wild life

Our Flag Means Death (TV): Such a treasure

Joe Pera: Slow & Steady (Movie): Really, really loved, I kinda think he’s a genius

Poison (Movie): Just like with the other Roald Dahl shorts, I was captivated…

The Rat Catcher (Movie): …but REALLY liked this one, definitely my favorite of the four

Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders (TV): I vaguely knew about this story growing up in the Chicago area, but I can’t believe how insane it really was, or how wildly unprotected most products were back then!

Landscape With Invisible Hand (Movie): A well-executed little world

Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul (TV): A sobering look at what happens when (theoretically) decent intent meets the real world

John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams (TV): Standard urban legend-y horror stories, but compulsively watchable since they’re coming from the master

The Little Mermaid (Movie): The very definition of unnecessary, but Halle Bailey was great as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy really gave it her all as Ursula

Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe (TV): I’ve been intrigued by these clowns for a long time, and it was amazing to see someone go deep into their weird world

Lessons in Chemistry (TV): Just started this, but already seems very solid

Loki (TV): I still enjoy the production design, but honestly I’m pretty indifferent to the show itself this season

Upload (TV): Still enjoying, it’s kind of disposable but it remains charming

Who Killed Jill Dando? (TV): It’s crazy that as an American I’d never even heard of her

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