weekly digest: just a couple of little tidbits and some awards-season news
the very little that happened at Flick Filosopher from Monday, January 22, to Sunday, January 28
I continue to struggle to refind my headspace. I won’t harp on about it — I’m tired of hearing myself complain.
So I’ll just sail on into this week and do my best.
—MaryAnn
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new at flick filosopher, Jan 22–28
daily stream: Reese Witherspoon hits the hiking trail to redeem herself
2014’s Wild is on Direct TV in the US, Disney+ in the UK (and other services as well). [read more]
daily stream: Will Smith pulls himself up by his bootstraps
2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness is on Peacock in the US, Prime in the UK (and other services, too). [read more]
the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2023’s films) have been announced [pictured]
Oppenheimer garners 13 nominations, Poor Things 11, and Killers of the Flower Moon 10. [read more]
OFCS 2023 awards nominees announced (updated with winners)
Oppenheimer takes eight awards, Barbie four… [read more]
loaded question: are the Razzies — or any discussion about the worst films in any given year — worth our time?
Punching down is totally uncalled for, but I do think there is value in talking about movie worsts, if they focus on the excesses of the big-budget movie machine. [reply at Flick Filosopher | reply at Substack | reply at Patreon]
what I’m watching and bingeing
Slow Horses [Apple TV+ globally]: finished Season 1, quite enjoyed it; shall continue…
Queer Eye S8 [Netflix globally]: much-needed dose of niceness, and while I’m only a few episodes in, I’m getting whiffs of the show descending into unintentional self-parody; might be time for the show to take a rest after this latest batch of episodes
The X-Files [Hulu US/Disney+ UK]: still have not gotten back to this; there is too much stuff to watch…
coming up at Flick Filosopher…
Ava DuVernay’s Origin
action spy comedy Argyll
Andrew Scott in All of Us Strangers
the absolutely brutal The Zone of Interest
Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers
Wonka, finally
Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction
based-on-fact family wrestling drama The Iron Claw
thriller The Royal Hotel
Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon
Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in May December
Priscilla’s problematic romance with Elvis
teen comedy Bottoms
Barbie, finally, for real, promise
murder mystery Anatomy of a Fall
mockumentary Theater Camp
gay romance Passages
tween classic onscreen Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.
And more!
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