Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me with an eARC of After World in exchange for my honest review! What a somber, daunting, bleak, optimistic, and thought-provoking journey this turned out to be. Sometimes, it sinks me into pessimism because of how grimly it depicts humanity's extinction and all the futility it ran … Continue reading My 2 Cents on After World by Debbie Urbanski
My 2 Cents on Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda
Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer for providing me with an eARC of Beneath the Surface in exchange for my honest review! When I was contacted about this book, I was immediately drawn in by how it was pitched as a cross between Succession and The White Lotus, especially as a huge fan of Succession … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda
My 2 Cents on Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Knock at the Cabin is a thriller that sure can get my heart pounding as it presents morally complex themes and an ensemble full of strong performances, but it’s hampered by how blatantly it spoon-feeds the story to me. I’d heard the criticisms of this flaw beforehand, so I knew to prepare myself for it, … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Knock at the Cabin (2023)
My 2 Cents on Best Men by Sidney Karger
Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an eARC of Best Men in exchange for my honest thoughts! Here's the premise: "When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake in this hilarious and heartfelt romantic comedy debut by … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Best Men by Sidney Karger
My 2 Cents on Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters
Many thanks to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review! I've had Satisfaction Guaranteed, the 2021 sapphic opposites-attract contemporary romance by Karelia Stetz-Waters, on my TBR pile for a while now. That's why I was eager to get the opportunity to read the ARC … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters
#90 – Top 10 Movies of 2022 (with Connor Kujawinski)
Tune in as Arthur welcomes his filmmaker friend Connor Kujawinski to the show for a presentation of their top ten movies of 2022. A few of the topics that they cover include a side chat about Call Me by Your Name, their shared bewilderment over the Academy not even shortlisting Michael Giacchino’s splendid score for … Continue reading #90 – Top 10 Movies of 2022 (with Connor Kujawinski)
Interview with Author Brett Salter (The Talisman Series)
Hanging out on 2CC today is Brett Salter, author of the middle-grade contemporary fantasy series The Talisman. Anime, punk rock, drawing inspiration from past art to create new work, the works of David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick, and paying attention to your grammar are just a few of the subjects that Arthur gets to chat … Continue reading Interview with Author Brett Salter (The Talisman Series)
#89 – Netflix’s Wednesday | Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (with Kailey)
Tune in as Arthur’s buddy Kailey hangs out on 2CC for a deep dive into Wednesday, the 2022 Netflix series that centers around Wednesday Addams—yes, the very same Wednesday of the morbidly eccentric Addams Family. Plenty of topics are discussed here, including a debate over the Love Triangle trope, the show‘s deliciously ruthless critique of … Continue reading #89 – Netflix’s Wednesday | Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (with Kailey)
#88 – Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Directed by Rian Johnson (with Shawn Allred of Cheapseat Reviews)
Tune in as Shawn Allred (Cheapseat Reviews) drops by for a breakdown of Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the 2022 whodunnit movie that serves as the sequel to 2019’s Knives Out. That’s right, master detective Benoit Blanc is now going from the wealthy Drysdale family to tech billionaire Miles Bron and his band … Continue reading #88 – Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Directed by Rian Johnson (with Shawn Allred of Cheapseat Reviews)
#87 – Top 10 TV Shows of 2022 (with Brandi and Mindy of Drunk Bitches Be Like)
Tune in as return guests Brandi and Mindy (Drunk Bitches Be Like) team up with Arthur to list off their top ten TV shows of 2022 (a few of which are even shared between the three of them). Deeply geeky celebrities, casting Tom Holland in a theoretical Cocktails reboot, media that attempts to appeal to … Continue reading #87 – Top 10 TV Shows of 2022 (with Brandi and Mindy of Drunk Bitches Be Like)
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