Iāve spent years obsessively āchecking inā to movies and TV shows on Facebook, and while thatās been helpful for reference when writing up āBest of The Yearā posts, itās also full-on insane. Since Iām throttling down my Facebook presence, Iām going to start doing an infrequent āmedia dietā roundup, which is a concept Iāve shamelessly stolen from the great Jason Kottke.
Anyway, for those interested, hereās the first in an ongoing series that will spotlight a few things Iāve been into recently (in no particular order and not necessarily just recent stuff):
Mindhunter (TV): Iād probably rank this in my all-time top ten shows
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV): It didnāt miss a beat after so much time off
āTil Death Do Us Blart (Podcast): A bunch of guys (including the McElroy brothers) that hate-watch Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 once a year until the heat death of the universe
Lady Bird (Movie): From the performances to the overall vibe/early-2000s setting, I enjoyed this tremendously
Alias Grace (TV): Havenāt finished it yet, but loving what Iāve seen so far
The Good Place (TV): One of my favorite comedies of the past few years
Dirty John (Podcast): An amazing/horrifying story of deception
The Room (Movie): I finally watched this (in anticipation of The Disaster Artist), and Iām now reevaluating reality
Mr. Robot (TV): Really picking up steam as the series progresses
Slow Burn (Podcast): A fascinating look at what it felt like to live through the events surrounding Watergate
Thor: Ragnarok (Movie): Loved the tone, reminded me of Guardians
Godless (TV): Iām only a few episodes in, but itās stellar