PopaHALLics #72 "Dressed Up for Oscar!"
We critique the red carpet looks for the 2022 Academy Awards, with Kate showing her fashion expertise and Steve ... uh, not. We also have thoughts on the Oscar telecast and the Slap Heard 'Round the Internet. But wait, there's more! We also discuss:
Streaming
- "The Lost City." When romance novelist Sandra Bullock is kidnapped by a wealthy baddie (Daniel Radcliffe) searching for treasure, it's up to her cover model (Channing Tatum) and a Zen-like ex-Navy Seal (Brad Pitt) to save her. This escapist romantic comedy was clearly inspired by "Romancing the Stone," but it's still fun.
- "Death in Paradise," Amazon Prime and other streaming services. An uptight, very British detective investigates homicides on a small Caribbean island is this fish-out-of-water crime drama.
Books
- "The Imperfects," by Amy Myerson. When their matriarch dies, a dysfunctional family comes into possession of a large diamond with a complicated history. A page-turning family saga that's also historical fiction.
- "Scattered All Over the Earth," by Yoko Tawada. When climate change causes Japan to be swallowed by the sea, climate refugee Hiruko seeks someone who still speaks her mother tongue in this mind-bending, dystopian novel, the first of a trilogy.
