Author Archives: Kip

20
Feb

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2020

New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And two years ago I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to … Continue reading →

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15
Feb

Oscar Picks: 15 Feb 2021

We finally got a load of precursors to help us see who were contenders and who were pretenders, but there’s still a lot we don’t know. I’ll have my final picks a day or two before the nominations are announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Previews | Tagged amazon, borat, da 5 bloods, disney, father, first cow, hbo max, hillbilly elegy, 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

1
Feb

Streaming Picks: February 2021

FILMSTop PicksComing to America – Prime 2/1Judas and the Black Messiah – HBO MAX 2/12 Nomadland – Hulu 2/19 First up are two major selections for Black History Month. The former is John Landis’ uproarious fish-out-of-water comedy, which hits Prime … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 12 hour shift, 19-2, 2067, abducted, all my friends are dead, amazon, american dragon, american style, animals on the loose, antebellum, arthur's law, batman, beartown, beatriz luengo, behind her eyes, behind the mask, ben 10, bigfoot family, billions, black art, black beach, black boy joy, bliss, boarding school, brian regan, britney spears, bryant gumbel, buried by the bernards, canine intervention, capitani, caught by a wave, chewing gum, city on a hill, classmates minus, clifford, coming to america, crazy about her, crew, crime scene, cypher, dani rovira, disney, disney channel games, disneyland paris, dolapo is fine, dream of eternity, earwig and the witch, fake famous, firefly lane, flora and ulysses, food wars, for the love of jason, game, geez and ann, gen lock, ginny and georgia, good girls, hate, haute dog, havana street party, hbo max, head of the class, hello me, high rise invasion, hip hop uncovered, hitsville, hot ones, how it really happened, hulu, i care a lot, i married joan, icarly, in other words, in the absence of light, informer, inside pixar, into the dark, investigation, irresistible, it's a sin, jake long, jimmy carter, john oliver, judas and the black messiah, jujutsu kaisen, justice league, justice league unlimited, kid cosmic, killer truth, la deuda, last paradiso, last week tonight, layla majnun, little big women, little coincidences, lost girls and love hotels, love by accident, love daily, lupe, malcolm and marie, map of tiny perfect things, marvel battleworld, meateater, mercy street, mickey go local, mighty express, misadventures of hedi and cokeman, mommy is a murderer, monsoon, muppet show, muppets, my dead ex, my music story, nadiya bakes, netflix, new york times, nomadland, of mics and men, okavongo, one careful owner, one on one, pair of kings, pele, possessor, prime, raiders of ghost city, real sports, red dot, robot chicken, rocks, rodeo film, roll it back, safe house, school that tried to end racism, scooby-doo, secrets of sulphur springs, shanghai disney, sinner, snowfall, sonic the hedgehog, space sweepers, squared love, static shock, storybook ending, strip down rise up, tacoma fd, tell me your secrets, tempted by danger, then came you, there is no i in threesome, they ready, thus spoke kishibe rohan, tiffany haddish, to all the boys i've loved before, tom and jerry, tribes of europa, two sentence horror stories, united shades of america, united states vs billie holiday, unsettling, upside down, very scary people, w kamau bell, warrior queen of jhansi, we bare bears, white princess, windsors, world we make, wu-tang clan, xico's journey, yin-yang master, yoshiki, you vs wild, zac and mia | Comments Off

30
Jan

What I Watched This Week: 24 Jan 2021

BINGEINGDanger 5 – Season 2 (A- average)The show turns everything to 11 for this outrageous follow-up that spoofs ’80s action and sci-fi. There’s so much gore and nudity, I’m surprised Vinegar Syndrome hasn’t tried to release this on Blu-ray yet.

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, danger 5, prime | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged amazon, birds of prey, borat, deerskin, hulu, i'm thinking of ending things, king of staten island, minari, netflix, one night in miami, palm springs, prime, sound of metal | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged amazon, another round, apple, assistant, boys state, da 5 bloods, first cow, minari, netflix, never rarely sometimes always, nomadland, one night in miami, prime, time | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged 1975, albert hammond jr, bartees strange, bear and the beasts, ben folds, ben hopkins, bob dylan, bon iver, brandy clark, bts, bumper, calvin harris, Cardi B, carly rae jepsen, chris stapleton, Christine and the queens, david ramirez, diet cig, dirty projectors, father john misty, fiona apple, haim, india jordan, jessie ware, John Prine, joshua ray walker, kelly lee owens, killers, lady gaga, leon bridges, lianne la havas, love regenerator, lupe fiasco, magnetic fields, margo price, megan thee stallion, naked and famous, nick hakim, noname, nrthrn, phoebe bridgers, rina sawayama, rmr, run the jewels, sault, struts, sufjan stevens, taylor swift, thundercat, Tierra whack, virgil abloh, weather station, worriers, x, yves tumor | Comments Off

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.”

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, danger 5, prime | Comments Off

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