This week on The Packcast, Jacob reports on “MJ: The Musical” in this installment of “HEYYYYY JACOB” (4:30) and then the gang discusses their “Favorite Things” in the world of the arts from this past year (7:30).
Favorites of the Year: Theatre: Chicken and Biscuits (Circle in the Square Theatre), Chester Bailey (Barrington Stage Company) Fire Shut Up in my Bones (Metropolitan Opera)
Movies: Dune, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, West Side Story, No Time to Die, Tick, Tick… Boom, Zach Snyder’s Justice League, Little Fish, Inside.
TV: Succession Season 3 (HBO), You Season 3 (Netflix), Ted Lasso Season 2 (Apple TV+), Marvel MCU Shows (Disney+), Drive to Survive Season 3 (Netflix), Sex Education Season 3 (Netflix)
Video Games: Resident Evil Village, Deathloop (PS5), NEO: The World Ends with You, Alan Wake: Remastered, Red Dead Redemption 2: Online
Music: Montero (Lil Nas X), Planet Her (Doja Cat), Sour (Olivia Rodrigo) OK ORCHESTRA (AJR) Sob Rock (John Mayer), Starcrossed (Kacey Musgraves), CTV3: Day Tripper’s Edition (Jaden) The Melodic Blue (Baby Keem), An Evening with Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic), 333 (Tinashe), ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE (BROCKHAMPTON) TWOPOINTFIVE (Aminé) Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (Little Simz) Donda (Kanye West), Friends That Break Your Heart (James Blake), Clouds (NF), Music of the Spheres (Coldplay) Scout - EP (Samia) lately I feel EVERYTHING (WILLOW), The House Is Burning (Isaiah Rashad), ASIN9NE (Tech N9ne) Black Sheep (Brie Larson) Casualty - EP (AFK)
