My Top 5 Obsessions This Week
Greetings to all my semi constant readers. It has been a great week. Some of my blog favorites took home some Emmy statuettes. It is always good to see wonderful performances get the recognition they deserve such as Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale. Luckily we have a whole new lineup of Fall favorites and newcomers right around the corner.
1) Mother! may not be for everyone, but it stayed in my mind for days after I saw it. Darren Aronofsky has this unique vision in his films that is his trademark and while they may not all have mass appeal there are many who argue he is one of the most talented filmmakers of our generation. Allegory or not, this is a very intense movie. Watching from the POV of Jennifer Lawrence's character made me feel like I was in a dream or moving underwater as everything seemed to slip out of her control. Javier Bardem, Michelle Pheiffer, and Ed Harris were fantastic in building a sense of dread until the very final scene. I think when a movie can be this devisive with critics and audiences alike it is worth checking out.
2) Broad City's first episode of this season 4 is a flashback episode to 2011 when the girls first met. It is a Sliding Doors episode and is such a sweet poignant testament to the girl's friendship that it makes this my favorite episode of all time. Iliana and Abbi are Hollywood's best power couple!
3) Varla Jean Merman has a new show- Bad Heroine. Just saw it at San Francisco's own Oasis. I am a huge Varla fan and I think this was one of her best shows. All new material and sketches built around some of our favorites.I think Varla could have her own TV show , I know I would watch.
4) Billy Eichner is having more than a moment. He is on fire this year. Friends From College, Difficult People and a hilarious character on American Horror Story-Cult. He has been methodically building a career starting with Billy On The Street and it culminating with his star turn as Harrison Wilton with some of the best lines in the show.
5) Will & Grace Returns. So far only seen a sneak peek. But the foursome seems to have not aged a bit since they premiered in 1998. I was lucky enough to sit next to Max Mutchnick and David Kohan at the Emmys the year that it premiered and I knew we were in for the long haul with these characters just by hearing how lovingly they spoke of the show. I am so ready to see these Friends on September 28th.
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