This week on The Packcast, Jeremy kicks us off with the surprise release of Dawn FM, The Weeknd’s newest (and funkiest) album (3:38-15:00), then the gang transitions to the very quietly tweeted 2021 Golden Globe winners (17:05-38:08) and Logan wraps up with a few movies to check out this week. (38:15-42:40)
CWC- Content We’re Consuming: (43:05)
Jeremy - Dawn FM (The Weeknd), Pineapple Express (HBO Max), F1 2021 (PS5), Apex Legends (PS5), Tales of Arise (PS5), Succession (HBO).
Logan - Fight Club (Prime), Coco (Disney+), Sixteenleo (YouTube), Heir Apparent (Vivian Vande Velde), Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey (Dropout TV), Persona 5: Strikers (PS5), Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memories (PS5)
Jacob - Masterchef (Hulu), RuPaul’s Drag Race (Hulu), Tick… Tick… Boom! (Netflix) The Book of Boba (Disney+), Pineapple Express (HBO Max), This is Important & The Pleasure is Ours (iHeart)
Films coming out this week:
* Ditched: After a routine prison transfer crashes in the forest, young Inuit paramedic Melina finds herself surrounded by murderers with a mere 100 feet to climb out of a ditch to escape. When they are attacked by an unseen force in the forest, Melina's short journey to safety becomes the ultimate contest of wills. Staring Mackenzie Gray and Marika Sila. Directed and Written by Christopher Donaldson.
* Road to Perth: Rejected after a marriage proposal, Alex finds himself alone on a journey from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia, on what was supposed to be a happy vacation with his new fiancée Staring Tommy O’Brien and Hannah Lehmann. Directed by Chad Peter, who wrote alongside Hannah Lehmann and Tommy O’Brien (Female Writer)
* The Royal Treatment: New York hairdresser Izzy seizes the chance to work at the wedding of a charming prince, but when sparks between them fly, will love or duty prevail? Staring Laura Marano and Mena Massoud. Directed by Rick Jacobson, Written by Holly Hester.
* Redeeming Love: Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers. Staring Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Nina Dovrev, Logan Marshall Green, Eric Dane and Famke Janssen. Directed by D.J. Caruso who wrote alongside novelist Francine Rivers.
* The King’s Daughter: King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature. Staring Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Julie Andrew, Bingbing Fan and William Hurt. Directed by Sean McNamara, Written by Ronald Bass, Barry Berman, Laura Harrington and Hames Schamus based on the novel “The Moon and the Sun” by Vonda N. McIntyre.
* The Tiger Rising: A young boy discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home. Staring Christian Convery, Madalen Mils, Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah. Directed by Ray Giarratana who wrote based on the book by Kate DiCamillo.
* Warhunt: A US Army plane flies over Germany's Black Forest in 1945. It's suddenly enveloped by a swarm of crow feathers. As the aircraft plummets toward the ground, the AIRMEN glimpse the feathers converging to form a MYSTERIOUS WOMAN IN BLACK. Staring Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone and Mickey Rourke. Directed by Mauro Borrelli who wrote alongside Reggie Keyohara III and Scott Svatos.
* Stop-Zemlia: Navigating the emotional turmoil of waiting for life to begin while hanging around with classmates - a radical, authentic, and sensitive insight into the unsettling feeling of being young and an inside perspective on Ukrainian youth. Staring Maria Fedorchenko. Directed and Written by Kateryna Gornostai.
Thank you so much for watching!
