Episode notes
Our brand new episode of the Asian A.V. Club: What to Watch pod is here and in this episode, we've invited the brilliant Katie Spencer who you might know as the main entertainment correspondent on SKY NEWS, but for our listeners, she is just a friend of the pod!
As usual, we've curated a wide berth of current movies and tv shows to have on your radar, and Katie has very kindly joined us for the ride.
We kick off our film section with the thought provoking doc LIFE AFTER by the award winning director Reid Davenport. What started off as a look into the life of a disabled woman denied the right for assisted suicide back in 1983, develops into a fascinating deeper dive into how society currently approaches this tough topic. If you think the current SUPERMAN flies into lighter subjects, you might be in for a surprise in this iteration. We also return to Southport to witness the bloody reboot of the 90's classic I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. Finally, the REAL reason why I made Katie watch the Netflix genre hit BRICK.
Over in TV land, we break down the Lena Dunham version of a rom-com TOO MUCH, return to the murderous world of DEXTER RESURRECTION, discover a comfy new title in the cozy crime milieu called BOOKISH, celebrate deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis as she stars in the tense crime drama CODE OF SILENCE and keep the crime/murder spree of tv shows coming with the surprisingly good BALLARD.
Katie of course, comes across as a knowledgeable star and was a wonderful sport by going through our long list (AGAIN) of titles we packed into this episode.
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