Author Archives: Kip

29
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Performances – Film

Ensemble in a ComedyBirds of Prey Like its predecessor Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey has an enormous cast of characters who have graced the pages of DC Comics over the past decades. But that’s where its similarities end. For one, … Continue reading →

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27
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

10. Da 5 Bloods (dir. Spike Lee) – Streaming on Netflix Messy, provocative, powerful. That’s a Spike Lee movie, all right. To me, this is his best effort since Inside Man: a reunion of four broken men, haunted by their … Continue reading →

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21
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Songs

While I felt like I had no time to keep up with new albums, the initial version of this list stretched to 80 songs. But I was still able to whittle it down to 50 tracks. You can hear them … Continue reading →

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20
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Albums

10. The Chicks – Gaslighter It’s been 14 years since the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks released an album, but they’re still filled with righteous fury. Instead of shitty presidents, their targets are abusive exes and the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged against all logic, backxwash, beach slang, bear and the beasts, brandy clark, brian metolius, bruce springsteen, bumper, car seat headrest, carly rae jepsen, charli xcx, chicks, chris stapleton, clipping, cut copy, david ramirez, dirty projectors, dua lipa, elvis costello, fiona apple, fleet foxes, gorillaz, haim, harry potter, jason isbell, jeff rosenstock, jessie ware, killers, lady gaga, lecrae, margo price, perfume genius, phoebe bridgers, pinegrove, poolside, pretenders, rina sawayama, run the jewels, sault, soccer mommy, sparks, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, sweeping promises, tame impala, taylor swift, thundercat, waxahatchee, x, yves tumor | Comments Off

16
Jan

What I Watched This Week: 10 Jan 2021

BINGEINGDanger 5 – Season 1 (A- average)An absolutely ridiculous, wildly entertaining diversion. I described it to a friend as “Inglourious Basterds meets Team America at the Matt Helm Lounge.”

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15
Jan

Oscar Picks: 15 Jan 2021

BEST PICTUREDa 5 BloodsThe Father Ma Rainey’s Black BottomMankMinariNomadlandOne Night in Miami…The Trial of the Chicago 7 Falling off: News of the WorldRising star: Promising Young Woman The skinny: It’s still a little weird that only three of these movies … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged amazon, borat, da 5 bloods, disney, father, first cow, hulu, judas and the black messiah, ma rainey's black bottom, mank, minari, netflix, nomadland, one night in miami, pieces of a woman, prime, promising young woman, soul, sound of metal, trial of the chicago 7, united states vs billie holiday | Comments Off

14
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Performances – Television

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIESSchitt’s CreekThe four principle cast members finally got their due, each picking up an acting Emmy. But the show had a full bench of brilliant performers, including the always hilarious Chris Elliott as Mayor Roland … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged apple, barkskins, better call saul, briarpatch, great, hbo, hbo max, hulu, mrs america, netflix, outsider, ozark, schitt's creek, search party, ted lasso, what we do in the shadows | Comments Off

13
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Comedy Shows and Specials

Marc Maron: End Times Fun (Netflix) Though shot in 2019, this special felt perfect for the “Why is everything on fire all the time?” insanity of 2020. Maron lays out how we got here, without being condescending or wallowing. Middleditch … Continue reading →

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12
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions

Animaniacs No show had a bigger chance of whiffing than this revival for Hulu. But the new writers and returning voice talent made it just as funny and subversive as the original run. They jettisoned all the other segments that … Continue reading →

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11
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Shows

Even with the hypothetical “more time” we had to watch TV this year – given that we were confined to our homes and many new shows halted production – it still never felt like “catching up” was possible. So here … Continue reading →

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