Jumping right into TV, Celebrity Big Brother premieres TOMORROW and I am so pumped. It better be good too, shoot. As for scripted television, I’m looking forward to checking out Seven Seconds on Netflix though that’s my bias since I’m down for anything that Regina King is involved in. I’ve also started watching Netflix’s Altered Carbon and it’s alright but it’s not binge worthy amazing like I hoped it would be. They can’t all be winners.
I feel like I’ve heard nothing about Alan Ball’s HBO series, Here and Now so I don’t know what to make of that. Gah. As for returning shows, I’m most excited about The Walking Dead, iZombie, and Unreal. Woo! It’s been ages since new Unreal and it feels like ages as well for iZombie just because I’m itchin for more. My love for TWD is still large though not as fevered as it once was so I am patiently waiting for the final half of the season.
As for movies, now that I have Movie Pass, I am SERIOUSLY upping my movie game and I am so, so, so happy to return to this type of viewing experience because I love movies, have always loved movies, and now they’re way more easily accessible again, which for a handful of years there they weren’t given the rising movie theater prices. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to seeing Black Panther a million times, along with my other two most highly anticipated movies this month… Annihilation and The 15:17 to Paris. We already know I’m in for a sci-fi movie but this cast?!?!?! Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. I repeat, Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson. OH MY GOD. *Fans self* I am so happy to see a sci-fi blockbuster with these BAMFs taking the lead and I am so so so pumped to see Gina in this dramatic role (since I watch her killing it on the romantic dramedy, Jane the Virgin each week). I need to read the book before I see the movie, of course. As for the other movie, if you didn’t already know, the three real life heroes who saved the day are playing themselves in this Clint Eastwood directed film. Ah-maze-ing.
I’m also looking forward to the movie adaptation of David Levithan’s Every Day which I loved. The story follows Rhiannon who falls in love with A, who inhabits a different body every day. The concept is 100% in my lane and the execution is A+ on paper so I’m very curious to see how they manage to bring this out of this world concept not just to the big screen but to the mainstream. I’m also ready to laugh while watching Game Night. Other notable mentions but if for some reason I don’t catch them in theaters but on Netflix, I’ll be fine with, are The Cured and Pad Man.
Finally, books! The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton and American Panda by Gloria Chao both released TODAY and y’all need to get on both of these books now before the mainstream gets ear of them. Then there’s Sightwitch by Susan Dennard which I had the pleasure of reading early. Dare I say it is my absolute favorite of the Witchlands series so far! I cannot wait for you guys to read this book! I think it could be your favorite too! My vegan side is highly, highly anticipating the release of Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face by Lauren Toyota. The Hot For Food Blog and YouTube have been a Godsend to me as a new vegan and will continue to be one of my go to resources for absolutely amazing vegan food. I can’t wait to have my very own copy of this one.
What are you anticipating this month?
February 2, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Scorched Earth
February 6, 2018
Books
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones
Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi
By a Charm and a Curse by Jaime Questell
Checked by Cynthia Kadohata
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
Winterfolk by Janel Kolby
Marabel and the Book of Fate by Tracy Barrett
Layover by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer
All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson
Assassin of Truths by Brenda Drake
Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes
I’ve Got This Round by Mamrie Hart
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* All in the Family: Seasons 1-5
* Rugrats: Season Four
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* A Bad Moms Christmas
* All I See Is You
February 9, 2018
Movies in Theaters
The 15:17 to Paris
Pad Man
The Female Brain
February 13, 2018
Books
Sightwitch by Susan Dennard
Active Memory by Dan Wells
#Prettyboy Must Die by Kimberly Reid
Nexus by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti
When Light Left Us by Leah Thomas
Break Us by Jennifer Brown
Honor Among Thieves by Ann Aguirre & Rachel Caine
The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Broad City: Season 4
* Doctor Who: The Complete Peter Capaldi Years
* Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time 2017 Christmas Special
* Three’s Company: The Complete Collection
* Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Wonder
February 16, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Black Panther
Early Man
Nostalgia
Loveless (Limited)
The Party (Limited)
The Boy Downstairs (Limited)
February 20, 2018
Books
Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza
Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda
Ink, Iron, and Glass by Gwendolyn Clare
Flight Season by Marie Marquardt
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Midnight, Texas: Season One
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Same Kind of Different As Me
* Mom and Dad
February 23, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Every Day
Annihilation
Game Night
Curvature
The Cured
February 24, 2018
Movies in Theaters
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
February 27, 2018
Books
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face by Lauren Toyota
Where I Live by Brenda Rufener
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
Everlife by Gena Showalter
People Like Us by Dana Mele
The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias S. Buckell
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Diff’rent Strokes: The Complete 7th Season
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Coco
* Darkest Hour
* Just Getting Started
TV Premieres & Specials On My Radar
Note: Like above, the titles listed below are only of shows that I enjoy or am looking forward to checking out (new series are in CAPS), it’s not a definitive list of all of the premieres this month.
Sunday
9pm HERE AND NOW (HBO, Feb 11), The Walking Dead (AMC, Feb 25)
Monday
Midnight PT Comic Book Men (AMC, Feb 26)
8pm DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW, Feb 12), iZombie (The CW, Feb 26)
9:30pm LIVING BIBLICALLY (CBS, Feb 26)
10pm UnReal (Lifetime, Feb 26), GOOD GIRLS (NBC, Feb 26), SHOOT THE MESSENGER (WGN America, Feb 26)
Wednesday
Midnight PT THE LOOMING TOWER (Hulu, Feb 28)
8pm Big Brother: Celebrity Edition (CBS, Feb 7)
10pm Designated Survivor (ABC, Feb 28)
Thursday
10pm Impractical Jokers (truTV, Feb 1)
Friday
Midnight PT ALTERED CARBON (Netflix, Feb 2), SEVEN SECONDS (Netflix, Feb 23), UGLY DELICIOUS (NETFLIX, FEB 23)
11:30pm 2 DOPE QUEENS (HBO, Feb 2)
Saturday
8pm NOTES FROM THE FIELD (HBO, Feb 24)
What are you looking forward to this month?